ECEM Director Birch Barron Joins the SH Board
Starting Hearts is pleased to announce the appointment of Birch Barron as the newest member of the Starting Hearts Board of Directors. Alan Himelfarb, Executive Director of Starting Hearts [...]
Starting Hearts is a nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims through free CPR and DEFIB training and access programs. Starting Hearts has begun to provide CPR, Certifications, Call.Push.Shock training in Summit County, Colorado.
Become a member of Starting Hearts! For just $25, you’ll become an honorary member and you receive the following benefits:
Since our creation, Starting Hearts has been dedicated to teaching our communities how to save lives and protect those around us. While we usually do this through CPR and Defibrillator classes, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to a new challenge – how do we help our neighbors when we can’t gather together?
Starting Hearts was founded on the ideal that citizens should look out for one another, and our dedication to this principle has never wavered. Whether you are an essential worker, staying isolated inside, or taking care of loved ones, we thank you for doing your part to keep this pandemic at bay.
The coronavirus has turned our usual routine upside down, motivating us to think outside the box and reimagine how we work. Although we can’t hold in-person classes, we are pleased to offer Blended Learning online classes with the American Red Cross. We are even offering these classes at half price!
We can’t wait to see you again, but until then our message to you is simple: stay home, learn CPR and help us save more lives. We will continue to update you as we return to our regular operations. Thank you for your continued support.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating and a electric shock is needed to restart the heart. If not, death will occur within minutes of someone having SCA. It is our nation’s leading cause of death affecting an estimated 325,000 Americans every year and more than 92% will not survive.
Starting Hearts has two types of classes for members of the community, businesses and schools to sign up for, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety Health Institute Certification Classes and Starting Hearts own Call.Push.Shock™ class. Both in English And Spanish (when available).
Please note that any classes listed as (Private) are not available for the general public.
To see the full calendar of events and classes please click here.
Proud Partner with Vail Health in Saving More Lives.
Starting Hearts’ CALL.PUSH.SHOCK.™ Educational program offers a free 45-minute hands-on CPR/DEFIB training to help train people to save lives of SCA victims.
Starting Hearts’ Nearest DEFIB™ program increases access to a defibrillator in public & private places. We do this with a mobile app called PulsePoint.
In cooperation with PulsePoint, Starting Heart s has created the Neighbor Saver™ program that utilizes a free, downloadable mobile app to alert citizens of a cardiac arrest.
The Heart Rod is a CPR/DEFIB classroom on wheels in which we travel all over the country to help train and inform people about Sudden Cardiac Arrest.