Cincinnati State dedicates Health Simulation Lab

By Richard Curtis, Media Coordinator& Elliott Ruther, Chief of AdvancementPhotos provided& & Cincinnati State Technical and Community College on November 22 dedicated its new 6,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art& Health Simulation Lab at the college’s Clifton Campus.& & & The new lab is part of the college’s efforts to help meet the urgent regional need for more well-trained graduates not only in nursing, but also in the allied health fields, which have vacancy rates ranging from 10%-35%, according to the most recent data from the Health Collaborative& & & At Cincinnati State, allied health fields included diagnostic medical sonography, respiratory care, occupational therapy assistant, surgical technology, medical laboratory technology, EMT/paramedic, phlebotomy, medical assistant, and health information management.& & & This fall the college has more than 900 students in these programs who may be using the new SIM Lab as part of their education. This is addition to hundreds of additional students in the college and in high schools who may use experiences in the SIM Lab to help them determine what health career would be best for them.& & & & The new Sim Lab is also an essential tool in& the college’s expanded emphasis on “interdisciplinary training”& for health professionals, which...