PUC Completes Additional Renovations to Nursing and Health Sciences Building

Pacific Union College reached a significant milestone with the completion of the Davidian Hall renovation project. It’s a fresh look for one of the college’s oldest buildings, which hasn’t undergone upgrades for decades.

The building project was split into two phases. The first, completed in the fall of 2022, focused on creating adequate space to accommodate the increase in nursing and health science students. During this phase, an OB and Pediatric simulation room was designed and built.  Upgrades to the existing high-fidelity simulation space were also needed.  

Phase two of the Davidian Hall refresh was an intensive undertaking over the summer. Additions included a skills lab testing area, two simulation debriefing areas, new desks in one classroom, tables and chairs in another, and new chairs for each lab space. 

All new flooring and carpeting were installed, and painting was completed—including in all faculty areas. Updated signage was also added throughout the department.  

“The addition of these items will allow students to utilize the simulation and laboratory environments to meet programmatic outcomes and utilize experiential learning through quality hands-on experience to ensure the department is self-sufficient in training the next generation of nurses. This is critical if another event like the recent COVID-19 pandemic takes place in the future.

“If another pandemic occurs and the students are unable to attend clinicals, or if the hospitals are unable to allow students to come to clinicals, we will be able to continue training students with the high-fidelity nursing labs,”  Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences Kimberly Dunker said.  

Plans are underway for a third high-fidelity simulation lab as a part of this expansion for simulation.

PUC’s nursing program has received generous donations in recent months—including a $200,000 donation from Angwin Community Ambulance, a former local nonprofit, and the Song Brown Fund—allowing the college to embark on the renovations. 

“We continue to feel supported by the school in the growth of our nursing and health science department,” Dunker said. “The programs in nursing, health science, and EMS benefit from the renovations, and we are hopeful that the new state-of-the-art learning environments will impact the growth of students in these programs.”