The Maxine and Thomas B. Hunter III Simulation and Education Center at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, a 14,000 square foot space providing realistic, simulated healthcare settings, recently opened. With state-of-the-art technology, including high-fidelity simulators and a mixed reality learning space, the center offers robust training and education solutions to improve performance and reduce learning gaps for hospital staff, local and regional healthcare and community providers.
“We are grateful to the Hunter Family Foundation for understanding and believing in the need to create a technologically-forward program that will benefit the Lake County community and beyond,” said Marsha Oberrieder, president at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. “This highly specialized immersion learning center provides a new level of educational excellence in healthcare for the region.”
Simulated patient scenarios allow clinicians, nurses, paramedics and medical students, to learn through action, improve their understanding of procedures, acquire new skills and further develop critical competencies. Utilizing mannequins, which are made to look and respond like human patients, and professional actors, participants become more immersed in the learning. Program outcomes include higher levels of staff and patient satisfaction, confidence and employee retention.
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