{"id":35422,"date":"2018-10-18T17:46:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=35422"},"modified":"2018-10-21T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T16:05:44","slug":"uccs-penrose-st-francis-break-ground-on-hybl-sports-medicine-and-performance-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=35422","title":{"rendered":"UCCS, Penrose-St. Francis break ground on Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Groundbreaking<\/a>
Officials from UCCS and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services and City and Colorado Springs participate in groundbreaking ceremonies Oct. 18, 2018, for the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Officials from UCCS, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services and the City of Colorado Springs celebrated the start of construction activities with a groundbreaking ceremony of the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always dream about our university being part of the community, and the community being part of the university, and that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening today,\u201d said Chancellor Venkat Reddy. \u201cI truly believe the center will be a one-of-a-kind facility in the nation, if not the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Reddy<\/a>
Chancellor Reddy speaks to the crowd for the groundbreaking ceremony of the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 104,000-square foot facility will be the first in the nation to integrate undergraduate and graduate academic programs with clinical practice and research in a sports medicine and performance environment. The project received supplemental funding with the Regional Tourism Act of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade through the City for Champions initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, but this is an awfully good time to live in Colorado Springs,\u201d said Mayor John Suthers in his remarks. \u201cThis project represents a significant benefit to our city\u2019s economy and the community\u2019s cultural and sports offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n

The center is projected to be the home for 1,000 exercise science students and 500 human anatomy and physiology students by 2021. Three centers of distinction will perform research in tactical and occupational performances, athletes and individuals with disabilities, and health and performance in extreme environments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to create a space that will allow our physicians to provide transformational care,\u201d said Brian Erling, president and CEO, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. \u201cThis is going to be a laboratory for excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hybl, the namesake for the new facility, is a long-time supporter of UCCS. As chairman and CEO of the El Pomar Foundation, he has also been a long-time advocate for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Colorado College Hockey, the United States Olympic Committee and Broadmoor World Arena.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe association and the work that has been done at UCCS is something of great interest to the El Pomar Foundation,\u201d Hybl said. \u201cI\u2019m very honored and proud to be part of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Site work on the $61.4 million facility will begin in early November and the center is scheduled to open April 2020.<\/p>\n

\"Deans<\/a>
UCCS deans and faculty at the groundbreaking site for the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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