WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba is investing more than $12.5 million into an interdisciplinary health and community services simulation centre at Red River College Polytechnic (RRC Polytech).
The government is building the training centre to “support its commitment to train more nurses and health care professionals, and strengthen Manitoba’s health care system,” a government release stated.
“Today is an important step forward in our commitment to add 400 new nursing training seats throughout the province to ensure Manitoba has a strong workforce to support health system needs, now and into the future. Our government is proud to work collaboratively with RRC Polytech and all post-secondary institutions to establish this new multi-purpose facility that will support 115 new nursing training seats, as well as other health care disciplines,” Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said in a statement.
The centre will be located at RRC Polytech’s Notre Dame campus in Winnipeg and will include “equipment and technology that will reflect current health care settings and simulate actual health care situations,” the release said.
The Manitoba government committed in 2021 to add 400 new nursing seats over the next few years and has to date invested approximately $30 million and added 289 new nursing seats at six post-secondary institutions, the release said.
Stefanson said the new facility is anticipated for completion in the next two years.
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