FRANKFORT, Ky.–Commonwealth Credit Union has made a $550,000 donation to Baptist Health in Richmond, Ky. to purchase a high-fidelity simulation lab.
In a statement, Mindy Blair, chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Richmond, told WEKU the lab will be incredibly useful for getting new hires ready to go in a safe environment.
“Every new employee that comes to our campus that is hired, we run them through certain scenarios and skill sets for them to be validated and at the same time to make sure they can safely care for patients,” Blair told the news outlet.
The funds will be used to purchase high-fidelity simulation mannequins and the technology needed to operate them. Clinicians can operate the mannequins while staff are working on them and change the scenario as the care is being administered, the organization said.
Avoids ‘Undo Harm’
“If we need to practice, it is much more reasonable to go ahead and practice in a safe space as not to cause any undo harm or injury,” Blair told WEKY. “So, having that on board, you can only bring students in while they are there in practice on campus with the faculty.”
The new simulation lab is expected to be up and running by late fall or early winter of this year, according to the report.