Training facilities upgraded in Gippsland
Gippsland Regional Clinical School’s Renee Laidlaw (right) and Michelle Livingstone measure up the area for cubicle curtains in the revamped Clinical Skills Room, along with local tradesman Charlie.
The clinical skills training facilities at Gippsland have been undergoing significant upgrades in the past few months.
As well as the opening of the new simulation labs upstairs in the former accommodation floor, the Clinical Skills Room downstairs is also being refurbished as part of a $4 million training precinct shared with Latrobe Regional Hospital and the School of Nursing.
The upstairs area includes two state-of-the-art simulation suites with five of the latest simulator mannequins. There are also observation rooms, complete with one-way glass and the latest in video monitoring equipment, adjoining the simulation suites.
While the work on the clinical skills area has not been quite as major, it still means a significant improvement in its usability.
The old carpeted floor has been replaced with more appropriate and clinical-looking flooring and a proper basin has been installed. Curtains to create hospital-style cubicles are also being installed.
The overall project means better facilities that will be used by School of Rural Health medical students, the Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery and Latrobe Regional Hospital staff.