Plans were unveiled recently to build a world-class academic medical center on the Davie Campus of Nova Southeastern University (NSU).

The hospital — described as “the next step” in a long-standing educational affiliation between NSU and the North Broward Hospital District (NBHD) — received a stamp of approval from the Board of Commissioners of the North Broward Hospital District.

The NBHD next will begin the process of seeking a state-required certificate of need.

The proposed state-of-the-art “medical village” would be located adjacent to NSU’s Health Professions Division, and have up to 150 acute care beds that would be transferred from other NBHD facilities. The hospital would focus on education, research, innovation and providing culturally sensitive care that would be unsurpassed in Broward County.

The Medical Village at NSU will be a part of NSU’s vision for an academical village. The upcoming expansion of NSU’s campus, the district’s affiliation with NSU and the large population growth projected over the next 10 years in the hospital’s service area will create a one-of-a-kind opportunity to increase access to state-of-the-art, public healthcare services.