Case Study: Soroka Medical Center achieves rapid clinician training in COVID‑19 lung ultrasound with 3D Systems' Simbionix U/S Mentor

COVID-19 Mobile Unit Trains Hospitals in Lung U/S

3D Systems tackled a critical training gap that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic: physicians from many specialties were redeployed to care for respiratory patients but lacked lung‑ultrasound skills needed for safe, accurate bedside assessment. Traditional tools like stethoscopes and CT scans were limited by contamination risk and logistical challenges, creating an urgent need for fast, practical training in point‑of‑care lung ultrasound.

The company rapidly developed a COVID‑19 module for its Simbionix U/S Mentor simulator, collaborating with ICU and critical‑care physicians to create realistic case scenarios and training videos, and launched a Lung Ultrasound Simulation Mobile Unit operated by medical students to bring hands‑on training to hospitals. Multiple multidisciplinary teams have been trained, the mobile calendar is full, and participants report improved skills, confidence, and readiness to assess COVID‑19 patients at the bedside with positive feedback from clinicians.

Soroka Medical Center

Lior Fuchs

Senior IICU Physician