Southeast Technical College Opens Healthcare Simulation Center

Southeast Technical College officially opened its newest building – the Healthcare Simulation Center – with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house event, held April 11, 2024.

The facility is the only one of its kind in the region, equipped with advanced simulation technology including high-fidelity simulator manikins, virtual reality systems, and interactive learning modules.

The Healthcare Simulation Center was designed as a miniature hospital so that students can learn in an environment that mirrors where they will be working after graduation.

The facility includes a simulated emergency room, intensive care units, clinical exam rooms, surgical suites, hospital patient rooms and medical laboratory facilities. Students will be learning alongside students of other disciplines and learn to clarify roles, communicate effectively, mutually respect, and be in tune to situational awareness with one another and various care settings.

This facility was made possible with financial support of industry community partnerships, including Avera Health, Sanford Health, Forward Sioux Falls and the State of South Dakota.

Learn More about the Healthcare Simulation Center

Media Coverage

• Argus Leader - Southeast Technical College celebrates opening of Healthcare Simulation Center
• Sioux Falls Live - 'Mini hospital' training center at Southeast Tech gives provides real-life simulations
• Sioux Falls Simplified - Get a look at Southeast Tech's new healthcare simulation center
• keloland - Meeting growing workforce needs with Southeast Tech’s new Health Care Simulation Center
• Pigeon605 - Step inside the ‘mini hospital’ where Sioux Falls students now are training