Press Releases (2011)

Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Medical Services to Offer Healthcare Provider CPR Course
December 5, 2011

GOSHEN, IN – Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Medical Services will offer Healthcare Provider CPR Courses from 8 a.m. – noon on the following days: Wednesday, December 14; Saturday, December 17 and Monday, December 19, 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. A course completion card will be given at the end of the class. For more information, call 574-875-6430. To register online, visit www.egh.org. 

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For more information contact:
Shelley Rody
Media & Special Events Coordinator, Elkhart General Hospital
Phone: 574-389-5656
Email: srody@egh.org
Website: www.egh.org