TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — After receiving a $50,000 grant from the Union Health Foundation, a new mobile simulation training unit designed to enhance high-level adult and pediatric emergency medical care is on the way for the Wabash Valley.
According to a press release sent by The Rural Health Innovation Collaborative, the mobile unit is a retro-fitted ambulance equipped with medical training equipment, high fidelity human simulators, and 360-degree audiovisual recording equipment.
The unit is stocked with the same equipment used in a functioning ambulance including oxygen delivery, suction, defibrillators and intravenous fluids.
This new unit replaces an older simulation training unit that was used from 2015 to 2021.
“The RHIC’s Mobile Simulation Program has been very successful to date, providing training to a variety of healthcare professionals in underserved areas across the state,” said Jack Jaeger, RHIC Executive Director.
In addition to training healthcare professionals and students in health career programs, the unit will be used for a variety of community outreach projects, public education on a variety of health topics, and the promotion of health professions to students ranging from elementary to high school.
“One of our top priorities is to fund the education and advanced training needs of our healthcare professionals in order to improve the health and lives of all of those in our community,” said Joel Harbaugh, Union Health Foundation President.
