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Ochsner AHA Community Training Center
The Ochsner Community Training Center signed a contract with the American Heart Association (AHA) to be an authorized Training Center in 1998.
Our mission is to strengthen the Chain of Survival in the population we serve by providing high quality, effective life support training worthy of regional and national recognition.
We provide support and quality control to more than 1,200 American Heart Association instructors as well as more than 40 training sites covering a geographical area including Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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Meet our Staff:
Kay Eddleman, manager
AHA BLS instructor, training faculty
Melanie Blenkarn, program coordinator, primary contact for AHA Instructors
AHA BLS instructor, training faculty
Melissa Tillman, CPI program coordinator, primary contact for CPI
CPI instructor, AHA BLS instructor
Earl Wilson, CTC trainer and AHA course director
AHA ACLS, BLS, PALS instructor, training faculty
Stacy Boudreaux, administrative assistant
AHA BLS instructor, CPI instructor
Disaster Preparedness
In the event of a disaster and/or mandatory evacuation, all classes and HeartCode skills check-offs will be canceled until further notice.
During the emergency if you need to contact the Community Training Center you can do so by emailing us at ctc@ochsner.org
