From Omaha to McCook to Scottsbluff, UNK-UNMC Rural Health Building receives statewide support

  • The Rural Health Education Building is expected to open on the UNK campus in early 2026, giving more students an opportunity to train for health care careers in rural Nebraska.
    The Rural Health Education Building is expected to open on the UNK campus in early 2026, giving more students an opportunity to train for health care careers in rural Nebraska.
  • Located on the UNK campus, the Rural Health Education Building will feature state-of-the-art classrooms, extensive simulation and clinical skills laboratories and simulated primary care spaces.
    Located on the UNK campus, the Rural Health Education Building will feature state-of-the-art classrooms, extensive simulation and clinical skills laboratories and simulated primary care spaces.

    KEARNEY – The UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building isn’t expected to open until early 2026 on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus, but officials at Community Hospital in McCook are already preparing for its impact.

    Troy Bruntz, the hospital’s president and CEO, wants to be ready for a potential influx of people looking to study, train and work in rural Nebraska. That’s why he’s working…