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Construction on Future Simulation Hospital Reaches Important Milestone
Realistic Training Facility Will Prepare More Health Care Professionals
RALEIGH, NC (February 26, 2026) – The final beam has been secured atop what will soon be one of the largest and most comprehensive simulation hospitals in the United States.
A "topping out" ceremony was held Thursday for Wake Tech's Perry Family Simulation Hospital at the Perry Health Sciences Campus in Raleigh. The state‑of‑the‑art facility will provide realistic multi‑disciplinary training for a variety of health care specialties, strengthening the pipeline of skilled health care professionals in our community.
"The Perry Family Simulation Hospital represents a transformative investment in the future of health care education and workforce development," said Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls. "This milestone brings us one step closer to providing students with an unparalleled, hands‑on learning environment that mirrors real‑world clinical settings. When this facility opens, it will strengthen our ability to prepare highly skilled health care professionals and support the needs of our growing community."
The three‑story, 106,000-square-foot Perry Family Simulation Hospital will enable Wake Tech to train more health care professionals in a comprehensive, realistic setting – from the patient check‑in area to a simulated emergency department, operating rooms, imaging and other diagnostic testing labs to a simulated nursing center and patient rooms. It is being constructed by Brasfield & Gorrie and was designed by BSA LifeStructures.
The Perry Health Sciences Campus expansion is being funded with $126 million from the Workforce Forward bond, overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2022. The project includes infrastructure, road improvements and a four-level parking deck. It's being made possible through a unique collaboration between Wake Tech, Wake County and WakeMed, called the Wake III Partnership. The three entities worked with the City of Raleigh to establish a Health & Education District, creating a framework for land transactions and giving the college space to expand – now and in the future.
"Reaching this milestone for the Perry Family Simulation Hospital is an exciting moment," said Geoff Smith, senior project manager for Brasfield & Gorrie. "The topping‑out ceremony honors the dedication and hard work of the crews who have brought the project to this point, while also recognizing the important work still ahead. This milestone represents more than progress on a construction project; it's a meaningful step forward for Wake Tech and the broader health care community, and we're proud to be part of it."
The Perry Family Simulation Hospital, scheduled to open in Fall 2027, will have the following features:
- Patient check‑in
- Emergency room
- Operating room
- Advanced imaging center
- Diagnostic labs
- Nurses station
- Patient rooms
- Neurodiagnostic Technology lab
- Respiratory Therapy lab
- Moulage prep room
- Anatomy room
- Simulation apartment
The facility will allow the college to expand its popular Nursing program, as well as other programs such as Respiratory Therapy, Radiography, CT and MRI scanning, Medical Assisting and Neurodiagnostic Technology.
"This facility will prepare students in a true interdisciplinary setting," said Executive Vice President and Interim Health Sciences Provost Dr. Nicole Reaves. "Not only will they learn skills in their respective fields, but also how to collaborate across the specialties, which they will have to do in the real world."
