On Nov. 9, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health revealed new details about its $1.5 billion Innovation District that will surround its future medical school, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte. , according to The Charlotte Observer.

Five things to know:

1. The medical school is expected to open in 2024. Charlotte is the largest city in the United States without a four-year medical school, according to Atrium.
2. The Innovation District will include four research towers, an education building, 1.4 acres of open space in front of the education building, two parking lots with a total of 2,000 spaces, a 350-unit residential tower, a hotel, mixed-use land and 17,800 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.
3. The system is asking Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for $75 million. The money could be used to establish an 800-space parking deck, 4,358 feet of new or improved roads, four new intersections and other infrastructure works, according to a presentation from the county at the council meeting. commissioners.
4. The Innovation District is expected to create 1,853 jobs in 2025, according to a county analysis.
5. As part of the Innovation District, Atrium Health announced it would donate 14 acres in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood worth approximately $25 million to Inlivian, the city’s housing authority. . The land is adjacent to 14 acres owned by Inlivian, and the 28 acres will be used for approximately 400 affordable housing units.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Demand for nurses is high, and in a week Baptist Health plans to hold a job fair to recruit more people.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States will need 1.1 million more nurses by 2022 to meet the current shortage.

As more people test positive for COVID-19 and are admitted to hospitals, the demand for nurses continues to rise.

“I hear all the time, you know, they offer better pay, but it’s not worth my life,” said Dr Chelsea Fore, of the FSCJ School of Nursing.

The shortage is not surprising for Fore, who spent 24 years in nursing.

“COVID has definitely hit hard and certainly made us see a bigger gap in our patient-to-nurse ratio,” she said.

The gap also affects nursing students.

Fernanda Ponce is a student at Jacksonville University School of Nursing. She says there are fewer educational opportunities for nursing students because there aren’t enough nurses to teach.

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“There aren’t enough places to practice, there aren’t enough places for students in the classroom, there aren’t enough teachers to teach us,” Ponce said.

Baptist Health hours of operation and job fair will be on August 19. This is for licensed practical nurses who must first confirm their attendance.