CPR and First Aid Certification
Public education opportunities are offered at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.
Courses, Certifications and Skill Checks
Through the American Heart Association (AHA), Masonic Village is pleased to offer education courses to its employees and members of the community, including healthcare professionals, lifeguards, daycare workers, employees in the workplace, family members of patients at high risk for cardiac death and other non-medical personnel.
Masonic Village also completes skills checks at our facility for those who have completed the online course and just need to have their CPR skills checked. Call 717-367-1121, ext. 33390, to make an appointment.
The costs of course manuals are listed below; however, Masonic Village has manuals that participants may borrow for their course. Use of AHA materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.
Contact Us
Scheduled classes and skills testing dates are open to the public.
Phone: 717-367-1121, ext. 33390.
Email: tweitzel@masonicvillages.org
You may contact us via phone or email with any questions. To register, please use the form located at the bottom of this page. If you are a Masonic Village employee, please mention this when you call or email.
Basic Life Support Provider – Daytime Course
Course Description
This course includes information on using equipment not readily available to the general public. The course may be modified slightly to focus on those modules that best address the needs of the students.
Cost
$80 includes book and supplies. $65 for supplies only, no book.
Schedule
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Jan. 29, 2025
Feb. 12, 2025
March 12, 2025
April 16, 2025
May 21, 2025
June 11, 2025
July 17, 2025
Aug. 6, 2025
Sept. 10, 2025
Oct. 28, 2025
Nov. 12, 2025
Dec. 10, 2025
Basic Life Support Provider – Evening Course
Course Description
This course includes information on using equipment not readily available to the general public. The course may be modified slightly to focus on those modules that best address the needs of the students.
Cost
$80 includes book and supplies. $65 for supplies only, no book.
Schedule
Time: 5:30 – 9 p.m.
March 12, 2025
May 21, 2025
Oct. 28, 2025
Heartsaver First Aid Course
Course Description
This course contains three core modules: general principles, medical emergencies and injury emergencies, plus an optional module on environmental emergencies. The modules teach lay rescuers how to manage illness and injuries in the critical first few minutes before professional help arrives. Additional modules could include CPR and AED use for the lay rescuer.
Cost
$50 for the course (includes manual).
Schedule
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
March 19, 2025
May 14, 2025
Sept. 17, 2025
Nov. 11, 2025
Skills Testing
Description
The Heartsaver CPR AED Online course is taught in a blended learning format. Students must complete the online portion, followed by the hands-on skills session conducted by an American Heart Association Training Center instructor.
HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the BLS Course. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA BLS instructor or on a simulation station.
Cost
Testing for the Heartsaver First Aid Skills course is $30.
Testing for the Basic Life Support Provider course is $20.
After taking one of the following courses, we provide testing of these skills
Basic Life Support Course:
Basic Life Support for healthcare professionals trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high quality CPR, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED.
https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls
Heartsaver Courses:
Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (for example, OSHA) or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
Heartsaver First Aid teaches you the basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help and how to perform lifesaving skills.
https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-first-aid-cpr-aed-online
Schedule
An appointment can be scheduled by calling 717-367-1121, ext. 33390, or emailing tweitzel@masonicvillages.org.
Course Registration
Please include employee ID if you are a Masonic Village employee. We will verify your ID and department to properly register you for your class or testing session. Your department will be billed. Non-employees will be sent to PayPal to complete the payment process.