The FAMU Board of Trustees will consider a proposal from the Hospital Corporation of American – Florida to name the Sim Lab with in the School of Allied Health Sciences the HCA Florida Healthcare Simulation Laboratory. HCA Florida will make a $1 million donation to the School of Allied Health, payable over 4 years, for the naming rights to the lab.
If approved, HCA will also make an additional $500k investment in the school, over 4 years, to support scholarships and internships.
In July 2021, HCA North Florida opened a new $5.5 million simulation laboratory in partnership with the University of Central Florida to train nurses. HCA North Florida Division operates the Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee.