Dothan, Alabama

Wallace Community College Health Science Building

Client
Wallace Community College
Size
98,371 square feet
Services Provided

The three-story, three-wing structure will enhance the college’s current programs by making them more functional and providing students and faculty access to the most up-to-date technology, in addition to paving the way for future expansion of the allied health programs, allowing GCWCC to meet the demands of the ever-changing healthcare market.

The new facility has state-of-the-art labs and a simulation center, as well as classrooms, common rooms, and a faculty room. Some of the labs in the center include an ambulance simulator, CPR teaching facility, radiology areas with x-ray room and more. “We view this building as an investment in our students’ success and the success of the community,” Wallace President Linda Young said.
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Coming Together

The programs were previously spread among five buildings on the college campus in Dothan. Architects at GMC designed the brand new, 100,000 square feet consolidated health sciences building that contains classroom space, study rooms, a 48-seat computer lab, skills labs, patient rooms, an ambulance simulator, a mock apartment, x-ray rooms, the Health Science Resource Center and the Health Science Simulation Center.

State-of-the-Art Simulators

Thirteen different healthcare simulators, located in patient rooms, are equipped with digital recording systems that allow for storage, playback and transmission of various clinical scenarios controlled by instructors who observe the students’ progress from behind one-way mirrors. Simulator scenarios can mimic a myriad of physical conditions, letting students experience situations like cardiac emergencies, trauma events, respiratory crises, or even the birthing process.

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