State to give Hartford Hospital $10 million

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state of Connecticut is contributing $10 million toward the expansion of a medical training facility at Hartford Hospital.

The 30,000-square-foot expansion of the hospital's Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation is part of a larger $100 million capital improvement plan. The facility allows students and medical professionals to simulate different types of acute medical crises in a setting that's similar to their actual work environments.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called the state grant "an investment in innovation." The funding was approved Friday by the State Bond Commission, which Malloy chairs.

The center first opened in 2010. Students and faculty from the University of Connecticut, as well as other schools and hospitals, have already received training at the facility. The expansion is expected to be completed by 2014.