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The Rural Northern California Clinical Simulation Center

560 Cohasset Road
Chico, CA 95926

Phone: (530) 332-5091
Fax: 530-332-5093

 

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Upcoming Events

Save the Date: November 11th Stay Tuned to learn more about the Fall RN-ASC meeting which will feature "Trauma Man", new audio-visual equipment and other features.

 

 

SimCenter Staff

Becky Damazo, RN, MSN Simulation Center Director bdamazo@csuchico.edu

Betsy Voelker, Simulation Technology & Operations Specialist ruralsimcenter@csuchico.edu

Peggy Curry, RN, MSN
Simulation Nurse Educator and Research Assistant

peggycurry@wildblue.net

 

 
 

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Special Thanks to:

The Sence Foundation for their generous award that provided funding for updated cameras and a new computer control station.

The Hill-ROM Corporation for the loan of an Obstetrical Suite of furniture that has helped more than 300 students exerience OB/NRP training using state of the art equpment.

California Medical Alliance (CMA) for their grant award. Their generous award when combined with the BGMA allowed us to purchase pre-programmed clinical scenarios for use with the patient simulators!

Butte-Glenn Medical Alliance for their grant award. Their generous award was combined with the CMA award and allowed us to purchase pre-programmed clinical scenarios for use with the patient simulators!

The Son's of Italy for their gift that allowed us to purchase an additional viewing monitor for our simulated Operating Room.

 

 

"The Rural SimCenter"

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Students and professionals practice skills and participate in a full range of patient cases using simulation technology.

The Rural Northern California Clinical Simulation Center Partnership is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art education using dynamic teaching tools.

Through the use of the Clinical Simulation Center, faculty provide risk-free, hands-on educational programs for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.

View a video of the SimCenter in action!

You will need real player installed on your computer to view the videos. You can download Real Player for Free by clicking on the button: real player download

Congratulations to our NRP Teams who have made tremendous strides to improve the lives of newborn babies!

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NRP Teams from Enloe Medical Center and Feather River Hospital train at the Rural SimCenter.

Enloe Medical Center is really focused on Team Training to promote patient safety as the Obstetric Teams work with the Neonatal Teams to practice hi-risk low volume events. Doctors, Nurses and Respiratory Therapists are making a difference through purposeful practice at the Rural SimCenter.

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A screen view of NRP training in action!

Students can watch and learn while colleagues practice their skills!

 

 

Our Mission:

"Increasing patient safety through improved clinical proficiency and teamwork"

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In our 5 years of operation we have had almost 6000 Student Visits. Purposeful practice to promote patient safety! WOW!

Join Us as we reach the 6000 student mark!

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SimMan has taken a leave of absence from active duty to have his 100,000 mile check-up in New York! He should be back soon! Meanwhile NOELLE is on the job and doing a great job filling SimMan's shoes.

 

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