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. 

Our Staff