University of Iowa Health Care to purchase last building from Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy
Annie Smith Barkalow
The University of Iowa eyes expansion project for College of Nursing
Current building inadequate to meet needs of modern nursing practices and initiative to increase enrollment
University of Iowa College of Nursing students. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Citing inadequate accommodations for modern health care training, the University of Iowa is proposing a $40 million expansion project for the College of Nursing, the first in the building’s more than 50-year history.
The university proposed the project as part of its five year capital plan for state funds to the Iowa Board of Regents at its Sept. 17 meeting.
Iowa has a persistent nursing shortage and only 56% of…
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