CLAY, N.Y. — Bryant & Stratton College on Friday morning formally opened its new nursing lab at its Liverpool location at 7805 Oswego Road in the town of Clay.
“This lab represents more than just new equipment. It reflects a commitment to educational excellence, innovation, and the future of compassionate, high quality nursing care,” Mary Hawkins, Syracuse market director at Bryant & Stratton College, said in addressing the gathering at the Liverpool location,
Designed to replicate a small hospital wing, the lab features private patient rooms with simulation mannequins, a staff office, and a debriefing room equipped with a large wall monitor for real-time observation and discussion.
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The school believes the simulation lab, along with an existing skills lab, will give Bryant & Stratton College “greater capacity” to equip future nurses with hands-on experience and help address Central New York’s ongoing nursing shortage.
In her remarks, Hawkins credited Sue Cumoletti, former director of the Syracuse campuses, and Kara Evans, a registered nurse, dean of instruction, and the nursing-program director, for the vision and leadership which resulted in the new simulation lab.
The event also included greetings from the CenterState CEO Ambassadors volunteer group and a ribbon cutting.
Those attending also had the chance to tour both the simulation lab and the skills lab, which included interactive demonstrations led by Bryant & Stratton nursing faculty.
The simulation lab provides real-time care scenarios with interactive simulation mannequins, and the skills lab, which the school describes as having “fully equipped hospital-like training environments.”
As the program moved from the lobby to the simulation lab, Evans told the gathered crowd, “As the only single institution, pre-licensure, bachelor of science degree in nursing program in the region, Bryant & Stratton College embraces a unique and impactful responsibility to educate and prepare the next generation of nurses who will serve our community with skill, compassion, and integrity.”
Bryant & Stratton College’s nursing program serves more than 2,000 students across New York state and beyond, the school said.
