Shared by Will Sansom. Young people who desire to become health professionals joined distinguished leaders, including Francisco G. Cigarroa, M. Her years of dedicated work and great achievements are enabling us to expand many educational programs to Laredo.
The cooperation and collaboration of so many organizations and communities on this campus make a tremendous impact throughout South Texas. The expansion of the Health Science Center in Laredo will mean more health educational opportunities for future physicians, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals for our region and greater access to community resources.
I am proud of this center and of all the partners who collaborate here. Together we celebrate this great new day of progress for our community. Hachar Building at Bustamante St. Plans call for an L-shaped structure and creation of a courtyard linking it to the Hachar Building. The builder is Bartlett Cocke General Contractors. Substantial completion date is October , said James D.
Kazen, executive vice president for administration at the Health Science Center. In addition to classrooms and distance learning facilities, the building will house a health-related library to serve not only practitioners and health professions students, but consumers of health care who might need information on any number of subjects, among them diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
The teachers are Laredo practitioners. Laredo expansion will ensure more students are trained to be keenly aware of the problems that are unique to the South Texas Border Region. The Health Science Center already is involved in Laredo through educational programs including respiratory care, occupational therapy, dentistry, dental hygiene and environmental medicine.
