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FSU, TMH sign agreement to build new academic health center in Tallahassee
FSU, TMH sign agreement to build new academic health center in Tallahassee
Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare recently signed a memorandum of understanding to seal their partnership for a future academic health center in Tallahassee, slated to open in fall 2026.
Through the agreement, a new “FSU Health TMH Trustees” will oversee decisions related to the academic health center and a medical campus underway in Panama City Beach on behalf of the university and hospital.
The joint center’s governance structure will consist of five voting trustees appointed by FSU, including President Richard McCullough, who will serve as chair of the board; four additional voting trustees appointed by TMH, with TMH President and CEO Mark O’Bryant as a nonvoting member, and a vice provost for FSU Health as another nonvoting member.
The memorandum of understanding, or MOU, “is an important step in solidifying our relationship with TMH and establishing the basic operating and governance structure for our partnership as part of the FSU Health initiative,” McCullough said in a prepared statement.
FSU secured $125 million from the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis two years ago to build the health center, which will be a five-story building of up to 130,000 square feet.
The state-of-the-art facility — to be located on the northeast sector of TMH’s campus off Centerville Road — is expected to help FSU and TMH work toward their main goal of transforming the future of health care across the region during a time where North Florida continues to face a crucial shortage of professionals in the field.
FSU and TMH’s long-term partnership also consists of other initiatives such as the establishment of residency programs for psychiatry, internal medicine and general surgery.
“TMH has been working toward this goal of partnering with FSU to create an academic health center for almost 15 years,” O’Bryant said in a release. “This is a monumental step forward in our relationship, and I’m incredibly excited and proud of the work our teams have done.”
In addition, FSU and TMH will explore combining all the Tallahassee-based residency programs under a single Graduate Medical Education office with guidance from the board and will also develop Centers of Excellence in various clinical areas.
For the flow of funds, FSU will be responsible for the funding of education while TMH will spearhead the funding of clinical programs and services, according to the signed agreement.
FSU YearBooks (1900-1903)
https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/realignment-redemption-raiders-of-the-lost-acc.723540/page-2068
Ever see the yearbooks from that period?
1900-1901: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSUYB_1900_1901
1901-1902: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSUYB_1901_1902
1903: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSUYB_1903
You should all look at the thousands of FSU athletics photos on nolefan.org. As well as the stats and box scores for every game or match ever played for all our sports and the individual stats and photos for over 11,000 former Seminole athletes from 1947 thru today.
nolefan.org.
It is a goal of mine to have nolefan.org linked to Seminoles.com. Everyone at FSU Athletics uses this site as the veritible bible for researching and writing about FSU teams and athletes.
it was created and is maintained by without any compensation by the most important volunteer in FSU Athletics history, Hall of Famer and Moore-Stone Award winner, Bob Peronne. He spends 2-3 hour each day updating it.
Doak Campbell Stadium Renovation
Doak Campbell Stadium and Dunlap Football Center Progress from Seminole Boosters Inc. on Vimeo.
Dunlap Champions Club Renovation Information from Seminole Boost
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How will FSU stadium experience change in 2024 amid renovations? Expect 24,000 fewer seats
Construction is well underway at the stadium. Renovations are set to continue leading into the 2024 season and should be completed before the start of the 2025 season ahead of the Seminoles' opener against Alabama.
Alford admitted the construction will have an impact on the 2024 season. Capacity is likely to be capped at around 55,000, down from the sell-out capacity of 79,560 in 2023.
In 2025, Alford said he anticipates the maximum capacity to be back in the upper-60,000s, lower-70,000s range. But the experience for the fans should be improved, even with a lower capacity.
While an exact capacity has not been established yet, Alford said in a Board of Trustees Meeting on Feb. 1 that he expected the capacity of the stadium to be in the upper 50,000 range.
That likely makes FSU football game tickets more premium than they have been in past seasons. There will also be constant construction going on around the stadium, meaning gameday traffic will also be different than in seasons past.
Alford said the premium club seats are almost 75% sold out already and they are starting to develop a waitlist for people.
While FSU will have a reduced capacity even when the construction and renovations are fully done in 2025, there is an upside to it: More room at your seat.
All of it leads to a better fan experience, according to FSU.
"Right now your tread depth is 27 inches, meaning your knees are in the back of the person in front of you," Zierden said. "Then when we go through and even the bleachers that we put back there will be brand new bleachers, not the same bleachers that are out there now, a 33-inch tread depth.
Alford said the premium club seats are almost 75% sold out already and they are starting to develop a waitlist for people.
While FSU will have a reduced capacity even when the construction and renovations are fully done in 2025, there is an upside to it: More room at your seat.
All of it leads to a better fan experience, according to FSU.
"Right now your tread depth is 27 inches, meaning your knees are in the back of the person in front of you," Zierden said. "Then when we go through and even the bleachers that we put back there will be brand new bleachers, not the same bleachers that are out there now, a 33-inch tread depth.
Rumble & tumble at #Doak @FSUFootball @SeminoleBooster #progress pic.twitter.com/bd8EL0ppyO
— Hugh Tomlinson (@Hugh__Tomlinson) February 15, 2024
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