MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter have opened a new training facility designed to help medical staff prepare for critical situations involving newborn babies.

The NEST, or Neonatal Education Simulation and Training Center, opened last month as a permanent space where medical professionals can practice life-saving skills using advanced technology and realistic scenarios.

Hailey Madson, a NICU nurse with UW Health Kids, said having a designated practice space provides valuable and engaging training opportunities.

“Having a designated place where I get to practice it in a safe space that isn’t on a patient that I’m actively trying to care for is really nice,” Madson said.

Madson noted that some skills taught at the center are skills she’s learned through traini

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