Founded in 1976, the College of Health and Human Services never has had a home of its own, Floyd said. The college includes the departments or schools of blind rehabilitation, community health services, nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistant, speech pathology and audiology and social work. The School of Community Health Services offers programs in gerontology, holistic health, and alcohol and drug abuse. Also associated with the college are the Center for Developmentally Disabled Adults, the Rural Health Education Project and the Community Information System. Acceptance of the property was delayed until now so that environmental tests could be conducted on two underground storage tanks.
State law requires soil testing and inspection whenever such tanks are removed.
This portion includes the main hospital building, the now vacant Pheasant Ridge building, a physical plant shops building and a food service building. The State Legislature authorized the property transfer in December 1996. The State Administrative Board approved the transfer in May and deeds were signed in July.