The Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center provides the Hampton Roads (and beyond) public safety and medical community with its own facility and resources for safe and effective learning focused on patient treatment in a wide range of medical and trauma situations as well as incident management during situations involving weapons of mass destruction, mass casualties and other disasters. Simulation is used to improve clinical decision making and psychomotor skills (e.g. airway management, trauma resuscitation), reduce medical error, and improve teamwork in a consequence-free environment.  Scenarios expose medical professionals to known error-producing conditions or to rare but critical clinical situations that may necessitate specialized training.

To err is human…but medical errors can be prevented		Make mistakes “here” to improve skills and knowledge used “out there”

Our mission:  Provide a safe, controlled and low stress environment for doctors, nurses, EMS, public health, fire, law enforcement, emergency management, public officials and other responders to learn and practice a range of professional emergency response skills utilizing state-of-the-art teaching tools and methodologies.

Programs and Facilities . . .

1. The Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center features high fidelity adult and pediatric medical simulation manikins, advanced resuscitation equipment, digital recording for follow-up performance evaluation and changeable background scenes to enhance the educational experience.
2. Courses include mass casualty management, WMD-exposed patient management, disaster and incident command training, team training, leadership and management training, mock codes and a full range of medical continuing education courses such as ACLS, PALS, PEPP, GEMS, AMLS and ITLS. Skills include use of personal protective equipment, advanced airway, intravenous and med administration, patient monitoring and obstetrical interventions.
3. Our staff will meet with you to custom design courses to meet your organization’s needs. Please give us a call.
4. Facilities include three simulation treatment rooms, a large multipurpose conference room (seating for up to 100 persons/theater setup or 60 persons/classroom or meeting setup), a boardroom (with seating for up to 50 persons/theater setup or 30 persons/classroom or meeting setup), and break room. Advanced audio/visual systems and wireless Internet are available throughout the facility.

The Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center is a program of the Tidewater EMS Council. The Council is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Our federal 990 form is available for review at any time during normal office hours and is posted electronically at Guidestar, a national database of non-profits. Unrestricted as well as targeted contributions are always appreciated and are tax-deductible.

Funding for initial startup of the Center has been provided from the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System, the Eastern Virginia Hospital Preparedness Region of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, and a grant from the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund provided by Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services. Additional donations of equipment and supplies have been provided by Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Sentara Williamsburg Medical Center, Norfolk Fire Rescue, Portsmouth Fire Rescue, Suffolk Fire Department, and Sentara Medical Transport.

Contact Information…

Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center
6353 Center Drive Ste 101
Norfolk, VA  23502
Telephone: 757 963-0632   Fax: 757 963-2325
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Office hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm except holidays

For more information, visit www.tidewaterems.org/simcenter.html
The Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center is managed by the Tidewater EMS Council.