Photo courtesy of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

What: Professional Development and Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Simulation Center
Where: Burlington
Owner: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Built: 2022 

A new simulation center at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s Burlington provides a realistic health care setting for training in new techniques and crisis response. 

The facility includes a functional operating and exam room, simulation spaces, an observation room and a classroom equipped with moveable walls to accommodate a range of group sizes. 

Architects Margulies Perruzzi have completed six previous projects for LHMC including pathology lab improvements, COVID testing sites and an endoscopy department. 

Other project team members included construction manager Columbia Construction, audio-visual consultants Red Thread, engineering firms R.W. Sullivan and CMTA, and Simulation IQ. 

They Said It: 

“LHMC is committed to offering extensive skills training for our professional staff and dedicated to safety and the quality of care we offer our patients. The simulation center has become an indispensable component of our overarching vision to provide the best quality care possible to our community.” 

— Dr. Dmitry Nepomnayshy, director of the Professional Development and Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Simulation Center, LHMC