April 18, 2023 – Sharp HealthCare opens the new Prebys Innovation & Education Center (SPIEC), a community landmark thoughtfully designed to put people and patients first by promoting research, training, workforce development, innovation, education, and technology at Sharp HealthCare.
Made possible with building partners McCarthy and Hanna Gabriel Wells and the generosity of the San Diego community, the SPIEC consists of a 70,000 square-foot, four-story addition to the Spectrum campus and a new 665-space parking structure.
The SPIEC will be continuously used for training and the advancement of innovation as well as meetings and events. Featured space in the SPIEC includes:
- Major event spaces, including a 375-seat auditorium and 50- to 185-seat board room;
- Brown Simulation Center, which will serve to improve clinical outcomes and caregiver and patient safety by enhancing caregiver knowledge, skills, clinical competence, teamwork and interprofessional collaboration. The advanced facility will feature a variety of high-fidelity manikins (a human model for medical or scientific testing), four simulation spaces representing a variety of care areas, up-to-date clinical equipment and cutting-edge audiovisual capabilities, all designed to enhance learning in a creative and safe environment;
- Caster Institute for Nursing Excellence, which receives a permanent space to realize its mission of advancing nursing education, innovation, practice and research at Sharp through four Centers of Excellence;
- Cox Technology Immersion Lab, where Sharp researchers, clinicians, technologists, and industry partners will gather to explore a variety of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, software development, machine learning, advanced analytics, and more — all with the aim to improve health care delivery and enhance patient outcomes;
- Technology Demonstration Room, where existing and potential vendors and partners can showcase tools and products available today and in the future for Sharp to evaluate for potential integration across our system and beyond;
- The Sharp Experience Room, which is a dedicated space for Sharp teams to celebrate achievements, hold staff retreats and workshops, with the goal of furthering The Sharp Experience; and
- Modern Recipe Café includes a full commercial kitchen, so the café food and beverage options, as well as catering orders, may be prepared fresh on site.