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Froedtert Hospital Foundation is located on the Second Floor of Froedtert Hospital's Specialty Clinics building.
Address
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI
53226-3596
414-805-2699 Phone
414-805-7790 Fax
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Click here for a map and detailed directions to our offices.
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Highlighted Programs
Sim - Simulated Learning CenterMost of us know that when we take a seat on an airplane, our pilot has trained on a flight simulator. We’ve seen the portrayals on television and movies or even on video games. But did you know that the next time you see a health care professional, that your doctor, nurse, or technician might have trained on a medical simulator?
Simulated Learning OverviewSimulated learning centers (SimCenters) take the learning process out of the operating room, emergency/trauma room or any other patient care scenario and into the safety of virtual reality. By using full-size mannequins, props and even actors, virtual reality allows participants to make and learn from their mistakes without harming actual patients.
Simulated Learning at Froedtert HospitalFroedtert plans to build a dedicated, simulation center, located within the walls of Froedtert Hospital. This planned 20,000-square-foot simulation center will feature multipurpose simulation rooms, a surgical skills lab, as well as debriefing and observation rooms. The facility will serve the entire Froedtert Health system, including medical professionals from all disciplines at Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial and St. Joseph’s (West Bend) hospitals, and Froedtert Health Medical Group.
Simulation Improves Patient CareTrainees practice interventions on life-like mannequins, whose responses can be preset, allowing participants to make and learn from mistakes without harming actual patients. This allows trainees to experience uncommon, although high-risk conditions not often seen in a clinical setting.
Simulation Promotes TeamworkSimulation provides team-based learning opportunities. Debriefing, team learning and assessment are emphasized, allowing trainees to view and learn from each other. Physicians learn and practice their skills in medical school, nurses do the same in nursing school. Froedtert’s SimCenter will allow our doctors and nurses to practice together as a team which is critical to optimal patient care.
Simulated Learning Cuts CostsBy enhancing patient safety, simulated learning can help to reduce or eliminate medical complications. Simulated learning teaches trainees how to insert breathing tubes, catheters and IVs, and do many other procedures involving costly supplies and technology. Learning “the right way” helps to reduce supply waste.
Join Us As the fundraising arm of Froedtert Hospital, Froedtert Hospital Foundation is working to raise support for this important project. The total construction project cost (and equipment) for the Simulation Center is $5 million, of which more than $1 million has been pledged. You can help. You can make a difference in the lives of our patients by making a gift to support the SimCenter. Simply click here to make your gift through our secure online giving system or contact Nora Sale, VP/ Executive Director, Froedtert Hospital Foundation, at ntsale@froedterthealth.org or 414-805-2676 to discuss other gift opportunities. We hope you’ll join us to make this cutting-edge technology available for Froedtert caregivers.
Last Review Date: 02/19/13 Online Editor(s): jmb
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