A local health network says it is revolutionizing the way its staff treats patients.
Lehigh Valley Health Network says it is putting a nearly $9M grant to work.
The grant comes from the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust.
Officials say the money will fund training for physicians, nurses and staff.
LVHN officials say employees will be brought up-to-date on all the latest educational tools, including virtual reality, gaming and patient simulation.
Some of the techniques were demonstrated Wednesday.
"A lot of it is team training and because of the technology, the team training can have members anyplace in the Lehigh Valley and really anywhere for that matter," said Edward Meehan, executive director of the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust.
According to hospital officials, training can range from a demonstration of the proper way to care for a patient with suspected Ebola, including how to put on and remove protective equipment, to teaching the entire staff at a primary care physician’s practice the correct protocols for treating a patient who suffers a heart attack on site.
The grant -- which is the largest in the trust's 40-year history -- will provide funding for training over the next four years.
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