Elevating Patient Care Through Innovative Education & Simulation
The Episcopal Health Services (EHS) Clinical Simulation Lab provides immersive, simulation-based education designed to build confidence, strengthen clinical skills and foster collaboration across the healthcare team.
We are proudly accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in Teaching/Education.
Where Learning Comes to Life
Healthcare professionals need more than knowledge. They need the opportunity to practice, respond, communicate, collaborate and make decisions in realistic situations.
The EHS Clinical Simulation Lab provides a high-quality, high-fidelity experiential learning environment where participants can practice high stakes, low frequency events in the safety of a simulation lab.
Through simulation, learners can experience realistic clinical situations led by experts, receive feedback, and apply what they learn to future patient care.
Our Mission
To provide innovative simulation-based healthcare education that focuses on elevating skill levels across all learner groups, fostering interdepartmental relationships, and improving patient care outcomes for an enhanced patient care experience.
Our Vision
To create a high-quality and high-fidelity experiential learning environment that will provide healthcare education resources to our team members, resulting in superior healthcare outcomes for patients and higher levels of satisfaction for their families.
Accredited for Excellence
The EHS Clinical Simulation Lab is proudly accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. This accreditation recognizes our commitment to quality and excellence in simulation-based healthcare education and reinforces our dedication to:
- Patient safety
- Quality improvement
- Evidence-based education
- Simulation best practices
- Continuous learning and development
- The Simulation Lab is led by Subject Matter Experts and Certified Situationists, bringing specialized expertise to the design and delivery of simulation experiences.
Simulation That Meets Learners Where They Are
We understand there are multiple ways to learn, and our end goal is to provide the confidence required to deliver better care.
- High-Fidelity Patient Simulators: Experience realistic clinical scenarios using advanced patient simulators designed to replicate newborn deliveries, patient conditions and responses.
- Standardized Patients: Learn through realistic interactions with trained professionals, portraying patients in carefully designed clinical encounters.
- Hybrid Simulators: Combine standardized patients and high-fidelity simulators for complex, immersive learning experiences.
- Skills and Task Trainers: Develop and refine procedural skills through hands-on practice with specialized trainers, including IV arms, central and mid-line trainers, suturing and more.
Who We Serve – Learning Across the Healthcare Continuum
- Students: Develop foundational clinical skills and gain confidence before entering patient care environments.
- Residents: Practice clinical decision-making, communication, teamwork and procedural skills.
- Nursing & EHS Team Members: Strengthen clinical competencies and enhance interprofessional collaboration.
- External Partners: Explore opportunities for collaborative education, training and simulation experiences as well as access to the Simulation Lab resources.
A Safe Space to Practice: A Stronger Foundation for Patient Care
Simulation creates a unique opportunity to learn without putting patients at risk. At the EHS Simulation Lab, we are committed to creating an environment where learners can practice, ask questions, experience learning opportunities, receive feedback and improve. Our approach to safety includes:
- Physical Safety: Maintaining a safe environment for hands-on learning and clinical skills practice.
- Psychological Safety: Creating an environment where participants feel respected, supported and comfortable engaging in the learning process.
- Ethical Practice: Following the SSH Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics as a foundation for our simulation practices.
- Recognized Excellence: Our commitment to simulation safety has earned Exemplar Safety Recognition by SSH.
The EHS Simulation Experience
Whether you’re a student developing foundational skills, a resident preparing for a complex clinical situation, or an experienced healthcare professional looking to strengthen your competencies, simulation provides an opportunity to learn by doing.
Practice with purpose. Collaborate across disciplines. Build confidence. Deliver better care.
Contact Us
- Call 718-869-5344 or email estern@ehs.org
- EHS Clinical Learning Center, 19-09 Plainview Avenue, 3rd and 4th Floors, Far Rockaway, NY 11691