HSN Officially Opens the Labelle Innovation and Learning Centre Greater Sudbury | Cochrane Times-Post

“This will have immediate and long-term benefits for patients of Northeastern Ontario,” said Dominic Giroux, President and CEO of HSN. “These future doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, technicians and paramedics will train on some of the most medically advanced equipment before moving on to their professional careers. There will be immediate benefits to patients as our current roster of HSN employees and physicians will also train in the Simulation Lab, while learners will help provide care to patients as they learn.”

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The Centre features a brand-new Simulation Lab that includes three sim suites, three debriefing rooms, a multi-skills lab and a classroom where learners train on the latest technology as they develop skills to care for patients. The Learners’ Centre also includes a learner lounge, two flexible classrooms that can accommodate up to 40 participants, two offices that learners can use as quiet study spaces, for meetings with their preceptors or to complete clinical work. There are 10 sleep rooms for learners to rest as per accreditation requirements and three additional offices for staff from the Academic and Research Impact division.

“Our strategic partnership with HSN is a key element in changing population health outcomes in Northern Ontario,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, Dean, President and CEO of NOSM. “The opening of the new Labelle Centre will help drive innovation in health education. The next generation of NOSM-educated physicians and health professionals will greatly benefit thanks to the generosity of the Marcel and Frances Labelle Foundation.”

The Centre is named after Cochrane’s Marcel and Frances Labelle, pioneers of Canadian Industry and owners of M. J. Labelle Co Ltd, who built up communities from Thunder Bay to Moosonee to New Liskeard. They donated $5 million towards the project.

“This project would not have been possible without the support of donors, including the incredible generosity of Marcel and Frances Labelle, whose $5 million transformational gift helped bring the vision of this project to reality,” said Anthony Keating, President of the Foundations at HSN. “The Labelle Family wanted to ensure that healthcare professionals could be trained right here in the Northeast, and the Labelle Innovation and Learning Centre is now the place to do it.”