OPT Visionary - Fall 2016

46 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NSU News of Note Hospital to Be Built at Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus On May 17, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration submitted its final approval for HCA East Florida to relocate Plantation General Hospital to Nova Southeastern University’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. “This will propel us toward achieving NSU’s Vision 2020, providing the highest-quality health care to our community and opening the doors for countless teaching and research opportunities,” said NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. The 200-bed community hospital will serve South Florida and will eventually become a teaching and research facility integrated with NSU’s clinics, research centers, and clinical trials. This mile- stone addition, coupled with this year’s opening of NSU’s Center for Collaborative Research, will provide students and faculty members with expanded opportunities for research and training. NSU and HCA East Florida will provide additional information on groundbreaking, construction, and estimated completion of the hospital as it becomes available. u