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973-971-4932EmailHighly advanced simulation training provides healthcare professionals and students exceptional ‘real world’ clinical experiences that bridge theory and practice
Morristown, N.J., December 18, 2024 – Atlantic Health System recently celebrated the opening of the newly renovated Gagnon Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation at 95 Madison Avenue, Morristown. The highly advanced simulation center provides healthcare professionals and students exceptional ‘real world’ practical learning experiences that bring medical education and theory to life.
Conveniently located across the street from Morristown Medical Center, the Gagnon Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation (GBTI) offers physicians, residents, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, medical students, and other health professionals a safe and controlled environment in which to practice clinical skills without risk of patient harm through simulation training.
As the training center was nearly two decades old, the need for expansion and modernization became evident as did the growing demand for hands-on clinical training to reflect today’s hospital environment and medical advancements.
“As a top-ranked teaching hospital, medical education and training are top priorities for us,” said Trish O’Keefe, PhD, RN, President, Morristown Medical Center. “Thanks to the incredible commitment and generosity of the Gagnon Family Foundation and all of our donors, we are able to offer our clinicians the most advanced training and simulation technology, as they continue to provide extraordinary care to our community not only today, but well into the future.”
The GBTI offers cutting-edge simulators to hone surgical precision and techniques for laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, and patient simulators and manikins that create immersive, realistic clinical scenarios to practice essential skills.
In 2023, the Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center’s (WAMMC) 20th Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens raised $1.65 million to benefit the expansion of the Gagnon Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation. Generous support comes from the Gagnon Family Foundation, the late Gar-Wood N. Burwell, Dick and Cathy Herbst and the Spohler Foundation.
About Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 20,000 team members and 5,440 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.
The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ.
The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with more than 1,700 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 30 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability, has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers, and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.