Muskegon Community College
Nursing Simulation Lab
Architectural DesignNursing Simulation Lab Design
Hasenstab provided nursing simulation lab design services for a 3,000-square-foot simulation suite inside Muskegon Community College’s new, 52,400-square-foot Health and Wellness Center.
The four-room, high-fidelity nursing simulation lab provides a realistic training and testing environment for nursing, medical assistant and respiratory therapy students. It also provides nursing and medical assistant students with opportunities for required clinical hours. The entire project was completed about four months ahead of schedule.
The state-of-the-art education space was designed to provide the owner with space to grow both the nursing and respiratory therapy programs. The nursing simulation lab design also contains a small debriefing room with seating for up to 14 people, with various support spaces. The center is operated by the MCC Allied Health Department.
Hasenstab Architects’ services for this project also included the development of a request for proposal and facilitation of an interview and selection process of an owner-provided “simulation audio/visual capture system.” This was all developed during the design process, which provided the owner with coordinated construction documents.
“I just can’t even get over this — this is just spectacular,” said college President Dale Nesbary at the center’s grand opening. “It’s very gratifying to walk through this space and actually see it.”
Project Details
Client
Muskegon Community College
Location
Muskegon, Michigan
Category
Completion
2018
Size
3,000 Square Feet (Simulation Suite)
Partners
The Collaborative Inc.
Key Team Members
Scott Radcliff
Chitra Matthai