Class Schedule

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BLS for New and Expired Providers

This class is for first time BLS students or for students whose BLS card has expired. This course is for healthcare providers caring for patients both in and out of the hospital setting. 

 

The cost of this course is $50 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee.  Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and paid day of class. 

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

BLS Renewal for Providers

The AHA’s BLS Provider Course reflects science and education from the 2020 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.

In the Instructor-led course, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

 

This class is for students who have a current AHA BLS card.

 

You will be required to show your current AHA BLS card at the beginning of class.

 

The cost of this course is $50 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee.  Payment to due, cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital, on the day of class. 

 

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

 

ACLS Two Day Provider Course

ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented. This course is for the new or expired healthcare provider caring for patients in and out of the hospital setting. 

This is a 2 day ACLS Provider Course.

The cost of this course is $175 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee. Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and please bring the day of class. 

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

ACLS One Day Update

ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

This is a one day ACLS Update Provider Course.

You will need to present a current AHA ACLS Provider card to participate in the course.

The cost of this course is $150.00 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee. Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and submitted the day of class.

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

PALS Two Day Provider Course

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.       

 This is a 2 day PALS Provider Course.

The cost of this course is $175.00 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee. Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and please bring the day of class. 

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

PALS One Day Update

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

 

This is a one day PALS Update Provider Course.  A current AHA PALS Provider card must be current in order to participate in the course. 

 

The cost of this course is $150 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee. Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and please bring the day of class.

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

PEARS - Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS®)

The PEARS course helps healthcare providers develop the knowledge and skills needed for emergency evaluation and treatment of seriously ill infants and children. Targeted toward healthcare providers who infrequently see critically ill or injured infants and children, the goal of this course is to improve the quality of care provided, resulting in improved outcomes.

The PEARS course covers:

  • recognition of respiratory distress, shock, and cardiac arrest
  • appropriate lifesaving interventions to take within the initial minutes of response until the child is transferred to an advanced life support provider
  • resuscitation team concept

PEARS training is intended for any healthcare provider and others who might encounter pediatric emergency situations in the course of their work, including:

  • physicians and nurses not specializing in pediatrics
  • nurse practitioners
  • physician assistants
  • paramedics
  • respiratory therapists
  • prehospital and in-hospital healthcare providers (outside of critical-care areas)
  • outpatient clinic staff
  • school-based providers

PEARS training is not intended for those with staff members who routinely provide pediatric care and are required to have PALS certification.

Course length is approximately 6.5 hours and is given in an instructor-led training session. Passing a video-based written exam and skills test is required for the awarding of a PEARS Provider Course Completion Card.


The AHA’s PEARS® Course has been updated to reflect science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This Instructor-led classroom course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by teaching students to assess, recognize, and manage respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest until the child or infant is transferred to an advanced life support provider.

This is a one day PEARS Provider Course.

 The cost of this course is $80.00 unless you are a MDI Hospital employee. Payment can be cash or check made payable to MDI Hospital and please bring the day of class. 

***Please note: Times are approximate. Class may end sooner than indicated. Each class is individualized per student needs.

Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is a classroom, Instructor-led course designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card, valid for two years.

ENPC

This is a 16 hourr class to prepare students to care for children in an emergency setting. This is an ENA course, needs to be renewed every 4 years. The cast is $300 if you are an ENA member.Please reach out to Jean Young at 207-664-8456 if you have any questions.

NRP 8th edition Provider Course

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