Real Spaces, Real Scenarios, Better Healthcare Decisions

At L&E Research, we believe that the most meaningful insights come when people and places align. Our healthcare research facility in Chicago, nestled on Michigan Avenue, offers an immersive, purpose-built space for healthcare research and simulation.

When paired with our specialized healthcare recruitment team, it becomes a powerful two-pronged capability for our clients.

A Space Designed for Authenticity and Impact

Our Chicago site features a state-of-the-art medical simulation suite that has been carefully designed to mirror real clinical environments, so that the behaviors, interactions, and learnings you capture are as natural and reliable as possible.

• The suite replicates authentic clinical settings: wall-mounted oxygen, suction, electrical outlets, infusion pumps, carts and monitoring units are all integrated.
• It offers a modular layout: we can recreate a hospital room, a home-care setting, or a hybrid simulation. Moveable furnishings, partitions and adjustable lighting all support flexible scenarios.
• The space is large and easily accessible, designed to accommodate substantial medical equipment: Whether you are bringing in robotics, endoscopy towers, or reprocessing machines, the suite can manage the size, power, and access requirements.
• Private observation capabilities: clients can observe via one-way mirrors or through real-time streaming from a separate lounge, without interrupting the session.
• Adjacent utility support space: to support longer or more complex sessions, we provide prep counters, refrigeration, and storage so that your materials and logistics are handled right on-site.
• Multi-purpose training and client use room: ideal for device training, learning retention studies, decay periods, or briefing/debriefing your participants.
• Location and built-in technology: with our suite located on Michigan Avenue, convenient to transit, hotels, and amenities, and equipped with the latest HD streaming and recording tools, you can conduct high-stakes research with efficiency and flexibility.

The Value of a Healthcare Research Facility in Chicago

When the setting feels real, participants respond as though they are in their actual environment. Our clinical-grade simulation suite enables you to:

• Validate protocols, workflows, or medical device interfaces in lifelike conditions.
• Explore interactions among healthcare professionals, caregivers, patients and technology under controlled yet realistic settings.
• Capture behavioral, emotional, and ergonomic data with fidelity thanks to the integrated observation and streaming technology.
• Run scenarios that span acute care, home care, hybrid environments; the flexibility of the space is built in, so your design isn’t constrained by location limitations.
• Provide your stakeholders with a comfortable, discrete observation experience while still maintaining participant authenticity.

In short: this is a purpose-built environment for healthcare research, supporting reliable insight and meaningful outcomes.

The “One-two Punch”: Facility Plus Team

While the facility itself is impressive, what truly sets us apart is the combination of infrastructure and human expertise. Our specialized healthcare research team at L&E Health complements the space by delivering:

• A dedicated recruitment team experienced in healthcare research, including patients, physicians, clinicians, and allied health professionals.
• An extensive, diverse database and technology-enhanced sourcing strategies, enabling efficient recruitment for even complex or niche segments.
• A research partner mindset: we’re not just supplying space or participants – we’re helping you design studies that work, with attention to practicalities, participant experience, and data quality.

By combining our premium simulation facility with our focused recruitment and research support, we enable you to move from concept to execution with clarity, confidence and speed.

Use-Case Highlights

Here are some ways our healthcare research facility in Chicago can support your research:

• Device usability testing in a clinical or home-care environment, capturing how users interact with equipment under real conditions.
• Workflow studies for care teams in switching rooms, emergency response simulations, or tele-health/hybrid models.
• Training and learning retention: using our client use/training room to brief participants, then later observe decay or retention in a simulated setting.
• Protocol validation for clinical trials: simulate infusion pumps, carts, monitoring, environmental variables (lighting, space constraints) to refine steps and reduce risks.
• Mixed-method research: combine quantitative measurement (time, errors, efficiency) with qualitative insights (caregiver/patient feedback, interaction cues) in one facility.

Location-based Advantages

Being centrally located on Michigan Avenue in Chicago means:

• Easy access by public transportation and major airports, improving participant convenience and reducing attrition.
• Ample nearby accommodations, dining, and services – helpful when you bring in participants or stakeholders from out of town.
• A modern, comfortable client lounge and observation spaces aligned with professional research-grade expectations.

Bringing it All Together

When you partner with us at L&E Research, you gain access to a full research-ready ecosystem: premium simulation suite, robust space, integrated technology, dedicated healthcare recruitment, and a partner mindset.

The Chicago Medical Simulation Suite gives you a space designed for accuracy and realism, but what elevates the experience is the partnership behind it. Our healthcare team supports every stage of your study, from planning and recruitment to facilitation and insight delivery. Together, the environment and the people who guide the work create a research experience that is efficient, reliable, and built around real human perspectives.

Let us help you bring your healthcare research vision to life, using an environment built for accuracy, a team built for partnership, and a process built for results.

If you’re ready to explore how our healthcare research facility in Chicago can support your next study, we’d love to talk further. Contact us today!