The Albany City Commission yesterday unanimously approved Phoebe and Albany Technical College's proposed Living & Learning Community at the site of the former Albany High/Middle School on Phoebe's main campus. Here is a statement from Phoebe Putney Health System President & CEO Scott Steiner regarding that important and unified vote.
"We are pleased to be able to move forward with our partnership with Albany Technical College to build a living and learning community on our main campus. This transformative project will dramatically increase the number of new nurses in our area and is critically important to our healthcare workforce development efforts. In response to the worsening nationwide nurse staffing crisis, we must quickly Increase the pipeline of available nurses in our region to ensure residents in and around Albany continue to have access to safe, quality, comprehensive healthcare. We will seek proper construction permits immediately and will begin work on the project as soon as possible.
We are grateful that Albany City Commissioners recognize this project is entirely in keeping with the character of the surrounding area and the historic use of the premises for education and that they support the positive impact the living and learning center will have on the delivery of healthcare and the economy in our community for generations to come. We thank commissioners for their vote and are excited about the benefits the people of southwest Georgia will reap because of their decision."
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