A Southwest Florida city is on the brink of seeing significant growth in medicine and healthcare jobs, according to a congresswoman.
Tampa Bay online reports U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor cited the medical facility being built at the University of South Florida as one example to support her assertion. When opened in February, the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation is projected to create about 150 opportunities, such as nursing jobs.
The under-construction center symbolizes the type of project to present the city of Tampa as “the premier health innovation center in the United States,” the congresswoman said.
In addition to the center, other healthcare and training companies will be attracted to the region. Also aiding the effort to attract healthcare jobs to the region is the Tampa Bay Partnership last year capitalizing on a $540,000 federal grant to encourage better paying, more sophisticated employment opportunities to the area.
The center projects to measure 90,000 square feet and it will offer training and testing for healthcare workers on the most modern simulators available.
Increasing needs for the elderly is one factor that is helping to drive the need for qualified healthcare workers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.