{"id":6254,"date":"2025-10-17T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:22:31","slug":"jones-college-celebrates-the-grand-opening-of-the-robert-c-bobby-robbins-m-d-hospital-simulation-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-celebrates-the-grand-opening-of-the-robert-c-bobby-robbins-m-d-hospital-simulation-center\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 celebrates the Grand Opening of the Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播 recently celebrated a major milestone in healthcare education with the grand opening of the Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center. This 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility brings real-world hospital experiences to students on the campus where Dr. Robbins grew up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new, five-million-dollar facility features more than $2.5 million in advanced technology, including an eight-bed emergency department, eight-bed intensive care unit, operating and maternal\u2013child suites, a simulated pharmacy with a pneumatic tube system, and a \u201cSim Apartment\u201d for home health and disaster-response scenarios. More than 36 cameras and three control rooms allow faculty to monitor, record, and review student performance in lifelike situations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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糖心直播 Associate Degree Nursing instructors, Casey McElhenney (left) and Shannon Blailock (right) demonstrate new equipment with nursing student, John Chauffe in the new ICU suite. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThis Simulation Center is more than a building. This is an investment in our students, in the future of healthcare, and in the communities we serve,\u201d said Dr. Tessa Flowers, 糖心直播 Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer. \u201cWe are so proud to see this vision come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The center honors Dr. Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, a Jones County native, 1977 糖心直播 graduate, a cardiothoracic surgeon, and university president whose leadership has shaped global healthcare and higher education. Robbins, now a visiting fellow at Stanford University\u2019s Hoover Institution, called the dedication the greatest honor of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s overwhelming and incredibly humbling,\u201d Robbins said. \u201cI literally grew up on this campus. The chemistry building sits where my grandparents\u2019 home once stood and where I lived. Jones made me who I am, and this center will make future generations ready for day-one in the hospital or clinic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

糖心直播 President, Dr. Jesse Smith said the new facility marks \u201ca new era of excellence in healthcare education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is a vital part of what is needed in our community, not only economically, but also for the health and safety of our people,\u201d Smith said. \u201cOur students are graduating ready to serve, and this Center ensures they will be confident, competent, and collaborative healthcare professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean of Health Sciences at 糖心直播, Dr. Benji Sessums helped lead the two-year development of the facility. He said the center bridges classroom learning and real-life experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents can make critical decisions, lead teams, and see patient responses in real time,\u201d Sessums explained. \u201cOur simulators breathe, blink, cry, even deliver babies. The \u2018Sim Apartment\u2019 allows students to practice home health and telemedicine scenarios that reflect where healthcare is headed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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糖心直播A.D. Nursing student, Lila Hundley of Buckatunna, practices her skills on the infant mannikin in the NICU lab in the new, state-of-the-art, Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For 糖心直播 students, the opportunity to train in such a realistic environment is a game-changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is going to be awesome,\u201d said Julie Harvey, a sophomore nursing student from Petal. \u201cWe\u2019ll be able to experience things here that we wouldn\u2019t get to do until we reach the hospital. It\u2019s a safe setting where we can learn, make mistakes, and gain confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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糖心直播 Associate Degree Nursing instructor, Shana Doss (left) demonstrates the capabilities of one of the new, mannikins in the new, state-of-the-art, Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center for nursing student, Julie Harvey (center) and ADN instructor, Geravia Lane (right) during the grand opening.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Alexis Knight, a radiology student from Seminary, said the new surgical suite\u2019s C-arm X-ray machine will give students a head start in operating-room procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cPrevious classes didn\u2019t get to use one until they went into surgery,\u201d Knight said. \u201cNow we get to practice positioning and imaging before we ever step into a hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radiology students are also using state-of-the-art pediatric and infant mannikins to help them work with placing infants properly for X-rays and nursing students are able to work with infants in the NICU lab. Dr. Flowers noted that the Center not only supports 糖心直播\u2019s nursing, EMS, and allied health students, but also regional hospitals, emergency responders, and community programs such as CPR and disaster-preparedness training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis facility will serve the entire region,\u201d Flowers said. \u201cIt\u2019s a place where learning meets leadership, and where Mississippi\u2019s healthcare future begins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Robert C. Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center aligns with national standards for simulation excellence and positions 糖心直播 as a regional hub for healthcare workforce development. For more information, contact Dr. Sessums by email at: benji.sessums@jcjc.edu<\/a> or check out the website, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Pictured cutting the ribbon to officially open the new, state-of-the-art, Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center at 糖心直播 are pictured left to right, 糖心直播 VP of Advancement, Sabrina Young; Director of Communications for the President, Lauren Bridges; EVP & Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Tessa Flowers; EVP of Student & Athletic Affairs & Executive Director of the Athletic Foundation, Joel Cain; Board of Trustees members, Richard Fleming, Marlon Brannan, and Vernell Lofton; 糖心直播 President, Dr. Jesse and Jennifer Smith, Dr. Bobby Robbins, Board of Trustees members, Dwain Strickland and Dr. Titus Hines; EVP of Business Affairs & Chief Financial Officer, Christy Holifield; Board of Trustees members Mike Evans, Charles Breland, David Garner, and Curtis Gray, and Director of Campus Operations, Michael Bradshaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播 recently celebrated a major milestone in healthcare education with the grand opening of the Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Robbins, M.D. Hospital Simulation Center. This 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility brings real-world hospital experiences to students on the campus where Dr. Robbins grew up. The new, five-million-dollar facility features more than $2.5 million in … <\/p>\n

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