Simulation In Motion - Montana

What Simulation In Motion - Montana does

Simulation In Motion - Montana (SIM-MT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2016 and headquartered in Helena, Montana, that delivers mobile, high-fidelity medical simulation training to rural healthcare providers across Montana and into neighboring Idaho and Wyoming. The organization operates three specially-equipped semi-truck mobile laboratories stationed in Kalispell (western region), Havre (Hi-Line/northern region), and Bozeman (central/southwestern region), each containing a simulated emergency room bay, ambulance simulation area, and computer control center. Equipment includes computer-driven patient manikins capable of breathing, bleeding, heartbeat, pupillary response, and reactions to medications and interventions, supporting adult, pediatric, and obstetric (including childbirth) simulation scenarios.

SIM-MT's core offering is on-site mobile simulation training delivered directly to rural hospitals, EMS agencies, and educational institutions. The organization maintains a library of customizable scenarios covering trauma, cardiac arrest, sepsis, obstetric emergencies, neonatal delivery, opioid response, and pediatric crises, with a stated emphasis on evidence-based debrief methodology. Supporting offerings include Carter Kits (sensory support kits for autism-informed EMS response, distributed to all 472 licensed Montana EMS agencies), online education resources, and a scholarship program. In May 2019, SIM-MT became the first and only Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) accredited mobile simulation program globally.

SIM-MT's revenue model is hybrid: subsidized training fees (approximately $700 per visit for rural EMS agencies), significant grant funding (cumulatively approximately $6.2 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, plus Otto Bremer Trust, Montana DPHHS, federal MOMS, and AHEC), corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. Pricing for many events is free of charge when sponsored by partners such as the Montana Hospital Association and Montana Health Research and Education Foundation. Management is contracted through the Montana Medical Association; current interim executive director is Sara Kaull, and board chair is Drew Dawson. The organization operates with 1-10 employees and has trained over 6,000 healthcare professionals cumulatively.

Name

Simulation In Motion - Montana

Legal name

Simulation in Motion Montana, Inc.

Website

https://simmt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Simulation In Motion - Montana (SIM-MT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers mobile, high-fidelity medical simulation training via three semi-truck laboratories to rural hospitals, EMS agencies, and nursing programs across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Healthcare Simulation Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

akta.pro primary industry

EMS Education, Training & Simulation Centers (HLAFANAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Simulation (Surgery, Nursing, EMT, Patient Interaction) (EDAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Mobile simulation training
• Healthcare education services
• EMS training programs
• Rural medical simulation
• High-fidelity manikin training

Headquarters

HQ city

Helena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Training Fees: SIM-MT charges fees for simulation training services, with costs partially subsidized for rural EMS agencies. Some training visits cost approximately $700 for rural EMS departments, with the remainder subsidized through grants and donations.
2. Grants and Donations: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SIM-MT relies heavily on grants (Helmsley Charitable Trust, Otto Bremer Trust, federal grants) and charitable donations to fund operations and provide subsidized training to rural areas.
3. Sponsorship and Partnership Programs: Training events sponsored by partners such as Montana Hospital Association (MHREF), Montana Health Research and Education Foundation, and Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to provide free training to rural facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Simulation In Motion - Montana (SIM-MT) delivers mobile, on-site high-fidelity medical simulation training to rural healthcare facilities, EMS agencies, and nursing education programs across Montana and neighboring states. Using three specially-equipped semi-truck mobile laboratories containing advanced computer-driven manikins, the organization provides customizable scenario-based training covering trauma, cardiac, respiratory, obstetric, sepsis, and pediatric emergencies directly at customer locations, eliminating geographic barriers to high-quality simulation education.

Product overview

Simulation In Motion - Montana operates as a mobile healthcare simulation training organization offering a unified service centered on three mobile high-fidelity simulation laboratories housed in semi-truck trailers. The core offering consists of high-fidelity computer-driven manikins (adult, pediatric, and obstetric) deployed directly to rural healthcare facilities and EMS agencies throughout Montana. Training scenarios are drawn from an existing library or customized to meet facility needs, covering trauma, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, sepsis, overdose, and obstetric emergencies. Supporting offerings include Carter Kits for autism-informed EMS care, online education resources, and a scholarship program for financially constrained rural facilities. The three mobile units (based in Kalispell, Bozeman, and Havre) provide Western, Central, and Hi-Line regional coverage, annually traveling over 100,000 miles to serve critical access hospitals and rural EMS communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile High-Fidelity Simulation Training Traveling simulation training delivered via three mobile semi-truck laboratories equipped with high-fidelity manikins, control rooms, and simulated emergency room and ambulance environments. The service brings hands-on medical simulation directly to rural healthcare facilities and EMS agencies across Montana.
• Simulation Scenarios Library A library of customizable medical simulation scenarios covering adult and pediatric trauma, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, sepsis, overdose, and obstetric emergencies. Scenarios can be selected from the existing library or created new to meet facility-specific training objectives.
• Online Education Web-based educational resources and training materials available through the organization's website, complementing the in-person mobile simulation training.
• Carter Kits for Autism-Informed EMS Care Sensory support kits distributed to every licensed EMS agency in Montana, containing noise-canceling earmuffs, weighted blankets, cue cards, and fidget toys to help first responders support children with autism and sensory processing needs during crisis calls. 472 kits distributed statewide.
• Scholarship Program Grant and donor-funded financial assistance program helping rural facilities with limited budgets access simulation training services, particularly for volunteer EMS agencies and critical access hospitals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 healthcare professionals trained across Montana
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montana Hospital Association (MHA) / Montana Health Research and Education Foundation (MHREF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2023SIM-MT partners with MHA/MHREF to provide rural healthcare EMS and hospitals with simulation training events free of charge. Events are designed to provide multi-facility experiences within a community or region. Recently conducted events in Sheridan, MT and across Montana.
• Montana State University Northern (MSUN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSUN partners with SIM-MT to better prepare and train their nursing students through hands-on state-of-the-art medical simulation training brought to the campus.
• Salish Kootenai College (SKC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SKC's nursing program - the first tribal college to offer an accredited BSN program. SIM-MT provides simulation training to CNA and nursing students, including pediatric respiratory arrest simulations and geriatric simulations focusing on dementia patient communication.
• Glendive Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver high-fidelity mobile simulation training to healthcare teams in Eastern Montana, strengthening skills, teamwork, and patient safety in rural communities.
• Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for intensive trauma-focused simulation training bringing together healthcare workers and regional EMS agencies for multi-vehicle crash and pediatric trauma preparation.
• Bear Lake Memorial HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, ID hosted SIM-MT to practice pediatric trauma response, funded by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
• Valor HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIM-MT traveled to Idaho to partner with Valor Health on training exercises for acute incident preparedness, with local press coverage of the community impact.
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPHHS partnered with SIM-MT for the MOMS (Montana Obstetric and Maternal Support) program using SIM-MT trucks to bring training to rural providers with pregnant manikin simulators.
• Lewis and Clark CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to tackle opioid addiction and treatment effects, working with funding from Montana Opioid Abatement Trust (MOAT) to build regional response plans.
• St. Luke Community HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring simulation training to St. Luke facilities in Ronan, MT in collaboration with DPHHS.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Medical Simulation: Long-established healthcare simulation training organization affiliated with Harvard providing in-person simulation instructor courses and debriefing methodology — comparable in mission (high-quality healthcare simulation) but operates from a fixed campus.
• Laerdal Medical: Leading global manufacturer of healthcare simulation manikins (including SimMan family) and provider of simulation-based training solutions; comparable as the dominant equipment and curriculum vendor for programs like SIM-MT.
• CAE Healthcare: Major commercial provider of simulation platforms, manikins, and training services to hospitals and nursing schools globally; comparable as a healthcare simulation supplier/operator at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Simulation in Motion - South Dakota: Another Helmsley-funded mobile simulation program serving rural South Dakota with comparable high-fidelity mannequin labs and rural healthcare/EMS training focus.
• Simulation in Motion - North Dakota: Sister Simulation in Motion program in North Dakota, also funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust to deliver mobile high-fidelity simulation training to rural providers using the same truck-based model.
• Simulation in Motion - Minnesota: Helmsley-supported mobile simulation program serving rural Minnesota with the same truck-based delivery model targeting EMS, critical access hospitals, and nursing education.
• Simulation in Motion - Nebraska: Direct peer operating the same Helmsley-funded mobile high-fidelity simulation model in Nebraska, serving rural EMS agencies, critical access hospitals, and nursing programs with truck-based labs. Closest functional analog to SIM-MT.
• Simulation in Motion - Iowa: Fifth Helmsley-funded mobile simulation program, replicating the Montana model in Iowa to serve rural EMS and healthcare facilities with high-fidelity mobile training.

Others

• National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE): National membership organization for EMS educators that sets standards and provides instructor training for EMS programs; comparable as a peer in the EMS education ecosystem but is a membership/standards body rather than a training provider.

Regional players

• SIM-one: Canadian healthcare simulation network supporting simulation programs across Canada with advocacy, training, and accreditation resources; comparable as a peer simulation-network organization but focused on a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SIM_MONTANA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SimulationInMotionMT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simulation-in-motion-montana
• Instagraminstagram.com/sim.mt?igshid=oxa7qh54snp3

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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