Laerdal Medical
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Laerdal Medical is a healthcare education and resuscitation training company offering simulation products, immersive technologies, training services and medical devices, with a mission to reduce preventable deaths and disabilities.
| Website | https://laerdal.com/ |
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| Headquarters | Laerdal says its headquarters has been in Stavanger, Norway, since 1940. |
| Founded | Not published. |
| Ownership | Not published. |
| In this guide | Clinical and nursing simulation |
This profile uses the same fields and length limits as every other provider in the guide, drawn from Laerdal Medical’s own materials and public records.
Clinical and nursing simulation
Products named: vrClinicals for Nursing; NextGen vSim for Nursing; SimX
| What they offer | Laerdal offers vrClinicals for Nursing and NextGen vSim for Nursing, built with Wolters Kluwer and the National League for Nursing: unfolding, branching virtual patient cases aligned with Next Generation NCLEX. It also distributes SimX multiplayer VR simulation. |
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| Who they serve | For these products Laerdal serves nursing programs, faculty and students, and, for SimX, hospitals, EMS agencies and government customers in the U.S. and Canada. |
| How it is delivered | vrClinicals for Nursing needs no headset and is accessible from anywhere; NextGen vSim offers flexible access; SimX, which Laerdal distributes, runs on VR headsets. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | vrClinicals and NextGen vSim give in-scenario feedback, automated analytics and performance dashboards for remediation; Laerdal says these insights verify competency development and support quality improvement. |
| AI features | Not published. |
| Notable customers and programs | Laerdal's vrClinicals page quotes the director of North Carolina Central University's Experiential Learning Center; in 2023 Laerdal became the primary U.S. and Canadian distributor of SimX. |
| How to buy | Buyers request a quote or connect with a product specialist through Laerdal's request forms; SimX is sold through Laerdal's sales team. Contract vehicles are not published. |
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Sources
- About Us | Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Work in Norway | Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- vrClinicals for Nursing | Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- NextGen vSim for Nursing | Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Laerdal Medical and SimX partner to widen the impact of VR medical simulation training. Laerdal Medical, June 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- SimX - Immersive Training with Virtual Reality (VR) | Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical. Retrieved October 22, 2026.