Press Releases (2011)

Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Medical Services To Hold Healthcare Provider CPR Course
August 9, 2011

GOSHEN, IN – Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Medical Services is offering Healthcare Provider CPR Courses from 8 a.m. – noon on the following days: Wednesday, August 10, Monday, August 15 and Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the Elkhart General Hospital Health Education Center, located at 2222 Rieth Blvd., next to the Lowe’s on US 33 in Goshen.

The Healthcare Provider CPR Course is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals but is also open to the public that are looking for a more in-depth CPR course. Students will be instructed on:

• Chain of survival
• Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, and stroke
• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) in adults and children
• Utilization of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• Utilization of a Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM)
• Adult CPR
• Infant & Child CPR

Course fee is $40 for affiliated providers and EGH employees; $50 for non-EGH affiliated providers. Registration fee includes course book. Courses are open to the public. A course completion card will be given at the end of the class. For more information, call 574-875-6430. 

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