University of
Iowa —
Simulation Wet
Lab

Client
University of Iowa
Location
Iowa City, IA
Completion date
November 2021

RDG provided design services for the renovation of approximately 3,000 SF of storage and corridors on the lower level of Hospital Ramp 4 to create an inter-professional clinical simulation and procedure skills wet lab. 

The new wet lab is part of a master plan to convert the lower level of HPR4 into a comprehensive Simulation Center for both the University of Iowa and its Hospitals and Clinics. 

The space includes 16 custom, state-of-the-art microsurgery stations and a cadaver lab complete with surgical booms that can accommodate up to 8 students working at 4 different stations, along with support spaces for tissue storage and sterilization.