By building the new facility, OneWorld aims to address significant health care challenges facing South Omaha and beyond.
OneWorld to close health care gaps with new building
A new OneWorld building, slated for construction at OneWorld’s South Omaha headquarters, will help close gaps in the community’s health care needs. The facility will house a healthcare workforce training center, expanded behavioral health services, a child development center and a micro-unit for epidemic or pandemic responses. Groundbreaking is expected this fall, just east of the trio of buildings that now make up the main OneWorld campus. The three-story, 29,000-square- foot building will be funded by a state South Omaha Economic Development Grant, local foundations and national donors. “We are anxiously awaiting the day we break ground, given the demand across the community and in South Omaha,” said OneWorld CEO Andrea Skolkin. “We envision the new building will deepen the breadth and depth of our services and our commitment to the community.” By building the new facility, OneWorld aims to address significant health care access challenges facing South Omaha and beyond. The challenges are amplified by a shortage of health care professionals, particularly Spanish-speaking providers; compassion fatigue; and insufficient training resources. There are also critical shortages of childcare facilities.
Here’s how expanded services inside the facility will address these challenges: • The Healthcare Workforce Training Center will focus on training, upskilling, and retaining OneWorld’s workforce, particularly Hispanic team members, and creating a pipeline to high- paying health care jobs for local residents. This will help address the recruitment challenges in the health care sector and ensure a workforce that reflects patient diversity. • The new building will have capacity for eight to 10 new behavioral health therapists, each managing a caseload of 20-30 clients weekly. This expansion will significantly enhance OneWorld’s capacity to meet the growing demand for bilingual behavioral health services. • A child development center, offered in partnership with a local organization, will provide childcare and early childhood development services for OneWorld’s employees, patients and community members. Access to reliable childcare will both support early childhood development and allow parents to work. By responding to the community’s needs, OneWorld will make a powerful impact on patient health, the healthcare workforce and early childhood education.
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