Consolidating Healthcare in the Core of Campus
As a regional center for allied health education, the Center for Health Professions creates a strong alliance between education, the healthcare industry, and medical device manufacturers.
Size
93,000 sf
Year Complete
Phase I Completion: 2007
Phase II Completion: 2009
Location
Klamath Falls, OR
Sustainability
LEED Silver equivalent
Project Tags
A Full Range of Programs
The new building consolidates classrooms, offices, labs, and clinical spaces for the school’s programs, including health sciences, respiratory therapy, medical image technology (radiologic science, nuclear medicine technology, diagnostic medical sonography, vascular technology), nursing, clinical laboratory science, and emergency medical technology.
Building Workforce Partnerships
The building facilitates OIT’s partnership with Oregon Health & Science University, community colleges, and the health industry to further the Oregon Healthcare Workforce initiative, whose goal is to bolster the health professions by increasing enrollment in continuing education programs and to enhance distance learning by expanding web-based curricula.
