Friday, September 16 marked a momentous occasion for our flagship tenant at 250 E Ponce. The Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing officially opened the doors to their new state-of-the-art Emory Nursing Learning Center (ENLC).
The grand opening, which welcomed students, faculty, staff, and local community members to the 70,000 square foot space, included tours of the facility, demonstrations of the latest tech tools, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and of course a few speeches from promient players at Emory around the importance of this incredible facility.
“The ENLC will provide our nursing students with unparalleled opportunities for experiential learning, preparing them to become leaders and provide compassionate, targeted support for patients throughout their careers.” – Gregory L. Fenves, President, Emory University
“In the face of a critical nationwide nursing shortage, the need for nurses has never been more evident. The ENLC will directly address this shortage by preparing nurse leaders to serve their communities in a multitude of practice settings.” – David S. Stephens, MD, Interim Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Interim Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
The $20 million expansion boasts an impressive simulation and skills lab with interactive technology to help emulate real-life experiences in the field and is also equipped with a CenterWell Home Health Lab, which replicates a small apartment in order to practice plausible scenarios, such as aiding patients in hospice care, post-surgical care, and geriatric home care.
Also unique to the ENLC is their very own in-house “patient,” Gaumard’s HAL S5301. As the only one of this version in the entire world, “HAL is engineered to fulfill educational objectives across clinical disciplines and blur the lines between simulation and real life.”
We applaud Emory for such an exciting milestone and also for their incredible dedication to continuously setting the standards of excellence and creating an environment designed to enhance nursing education and teaching methods by embracing innovation and technology.