Simulation Center
A safe learning environment with life-like simulators to enhance patient care skills
The Holli Counts and Joseph Grendys Simulation Center at Erlanger provides hands-on training for Erlanger’s direct patient care staff and students. The center features lifelike, high-fidelity patient simulators - or mannequins - each with unique capabilities to replicate real-life scenarios. The center offers a safe learning environment for staff to practice high-accuracy skills they might not get to do very frequently – all with the goal of improving patient outcomes.
Staff We Serve:
- Physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Respiratory therapists
- Physical therapists
- Advanced practice critical care nurse clinicians
- Patient care technicians
- Registered nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
Facility Features:
- Separate suites for adult, pediatric, infant, and labor and delivery simulations, all equipped with crash carts
- Advanced control room for running each simulation
- Large video-equipped classroom for preparation, study, and debriefing
- All sessions captured on video for skills review
Patient Simulation Suites
HAL® Patient Simulator – Mostly used for annual reviews/mock coding
- Simulations: Emergency care, ICU and med-surg training with simulated cardiac, respiratory, and vascular physiology, including arterial (IV fill/drain ports) access, arm/neck/foot pulse checks, lung compliance, hi-fi auscultation; Capable of full code with defibrillation, CPR and intubation scenarios
- Mannequin Features: Conversational speech, lifelike motor movement, next-gen simulated physiology
Pediatric HAL® Patient Simulator
- Simulations: Real patient monitor support (SpO2, EKG, capnography, NIBP, live pacing, and defibrillation); Emergency intervention (surgical airway, needle decompression, chest tube insertion); Dynamic lung compliance with true ventilator support
- Mannequin Features: Simulates lifelike emotions through dynamic facial expressions, movement, and speech; Interactive eyes and active facial expressions
Super Tory® Advanced Newborn Simulator
- Simulations: Active movement, true ventilator support, real patient monitoring.
- Mannequin Features: Realistic arm, leg and lip movement, adjustable fontanel
Victoria® Labor and Delivery Simulator
- Simulations: Delivery situations including normal, breech, shoulder dystocia, C-section, and postpartum hemorrhage; Fetal heart monitoring and ICU monitoring for heart rhythm and blood pressure; Critical care simulations including defibrillation and CPR
- Mannequin Features: Simulates lifelike emotions through dynamic facial expressions, movement, and speech; Interactive eyes and active facial expressions
Grand Opening - March 2022
We appreciate the Holli Counts and Joseph Grendys Family for their generous donation, making the Simulation Center a reality in March 2022.
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Our Staff

Jill Steelman, MSN, RN
Senior Director of Clinical Education

Deb Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, CVRN
Clinical Education Director
Lori Greer, MSN, RN, CHSE
Simulation Coordinator
Rebecca Williams,
Simulation Assistant