Accredited, online ACLS training in Massachusetts

Accepted across North America and Canada, done in 3 hours. Up to 8 AMA CME/CE credits each.

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How to complete your ACLS certification in Massachusetts

You are able to complete your ACLS, PALS and BLS certification in Massachusetts with a fully in-person, or blended online course.

Acceptance in Massachusetts

State acceptance in Massachussetts

Physicians: We are accepted by the MA Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)

Select ‘continuing professional development (a/k/a CME) for physicians’ II. Basic biennial CPD requirement

  1. How many continuing professional development (CPD) credits do I need for license renewal in Massachusetts? During each two-year licensing cycle, you must earn a minimum of 100 credit hours, at least 40 of which must be in category 1.

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Nurses: We are accepted by the MA Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited

All licensed nurses in Massachusetts nurses are required to obtain 15 contact hours (CH) of CE prior to renewing their license.

Is taking a CPR or ACLS course acceptable for my CE requirement? CPR courses cannot be applied as CE. Initial certification of ACLS and PALS may be applied, but not re-certification.

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Dentists: We are accepted by the MA Board of Dentistry because we are accredited by ADA CERP

Select: 234 CMR 5.00: Continuing education 5.01: Requirement (1) Number of hours. The Board of Registration in Dentistry shall require every dentist and dental hygienist licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to complete biennially, a minimum of 40 hours for a dentist and 20 hours for a dental hygienist, of acceptable continuing education, “

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Pharmacists: We are accepted by the MA Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited

.03 Requirements for pharmacists practicing in Maryland. (a) Earn 30 hours of approved CE within the 2-year period immediately preceding the license expiration date

.06 Accredited continuing education programs. A. The Board and the following providers are approved for any programs they offer which otherwise qualify for continuing education (CE) credit: (1) American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE);”

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EMS workers: Our courses count in MA as acceptable CME

105 CMR 170.000: Emergency medical services system 170.810: Emergency medical technician - Basic CPR training must be obtained through an instructor-led program or blended learning experience with an in-person hands-on skills evaluation, and must include a cognitive examination

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Tattoo artists: Our bloodborne pathogen course is acceptable in MA

  1. Application for body art practitioner permit (E) Practitioner training and experience (2) Training for all practitioners shall be approved by the Board and, at a minimum, shall include the following: (a) bloodborne pathogen training program (or equivalent) which includes infectious disease control; waste disposal; handwashing techniques; sterilization equipment operation and methods; and sanitization, disinfection and sterilization methods and techniques; and (b) First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Examples of courses approved by the Board include “preventing disease transmission” (American Red Cross) and “bloodborne pathogen training” (U.S. OSHA). Training/courses provided by professional body art organizations or associations or by equipment manufacturers may also be submitted to the Board for approval.

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Childcare

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/first-aid-and-cpr-training-for-child-care-providers

In-person training

Your choices for in-person AHA training:

Blended class Classroom
Format This is a personalized and adaptive class completed online with a computer. After the class you will schedule with an instructor to complete the hands-on portion of the class. This is a traditional classroom class with an instructor.
Course completion Complete the online portion + hands-on skills session with an AHA Instructor. Contact an Training Center in your area to sign up for an instructor-led class, see above
Time The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours. Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies around approixmately 60 minutes, depending on your experience level. A full BLS provider course can take 4.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.
Completion card BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years

Nearby training sites

View our list of training centers and skill testers in MA. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Office of Continuing Medical Education
55 Lake Ave North S4-124/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Kim and Gail's CPR Plus
16 Fairfield Avenue/ Easthampton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

EMS Academy
79 Parkingway/ Quincy, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Torrey Enterprise
287 Park Street/ Wrentham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Code One Worcester
340 Main Street, Suite 912/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Safety 911 EMS Educators LLC
73 Princeton Street Suite 211/ Chelmsford, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Middleton Fire Department
4 Lake Street/ Middleton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Topsfield Fire Department
27 High Street/ Topsfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

North Reading Fire Department
152 Park Street/ North Reading, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Bunker Hill CC/Norton Fire Dept.
70 East Main Street/ Norton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Unicorn Park
200 Unicorn Park Drive/ Woburn, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cape Cod CPR and First Aid Training
1070 Rte 134/ S. Dennis, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Community 911 Training
38 Haywood Street/ Greenfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

SAFE and HEALTHY EDUCATION
247 Northampton Street, Suite 1/ Easthampton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

MaxLife Education
PO Box 3/ Bondsville, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Common Health CPR
23 Walton Rd/ Harwich, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Fall River Fire Department
140 Commerce Dr/ Fall River, MA BLS ACLS PALS

MECTA Academy
99 So. Main Street/ Millbury, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Healthcare Educational Resources
5 Wally Krueger Way, Suite 6/ Bridgewater, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cataldo Ambulance
25 Eastern Avenue/ Malden, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Springfield Technical Community College
1 Armory Square, P.O. Box 9000 - Suite 1/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Boston College EMS
Maloney 444/ Chestnut Hill, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Command Post Consultants
159 Cote Road/ Monson, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Worcester Fire Training Division
141 Grove Street/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Babcock Health - Boston, MA
450 Totten Pond Rd/ Waltham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Kathleen Lunt
314 S Quinsigamond Ave,/ Shrewsbury, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Baystate Noble Hospital
115 West Silver Street/ Westfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

ABC CPR Services
550 Cochituate Road Suite 25 East Wing, Floor 4/ Framingham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Quality EMS Educators, Inc.
119 Santoro Road/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Village Ambulance Service
30 Water Street/ Williamstown, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Blackstone Valley EMS Educators Inc.
19 Depot St Ste 15B/ Uxbridge, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Emerson EMS Education
27 Vale Road/ Wakefield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

American CPR Academy
32 Summit Rd/ Abington, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cambridge Health Alliacne/Somerville Hospital
230 Highland Ave/ Somerville,, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Baystate Health Systems
361 Whitney Ave CPR PROGRAM/ Holyoke, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Springfield College EMSM
263 Alden St Herbert P. Blake Hall/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Berkshire Health Systems
725 North Street/ Pittsfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Saint Vincent Hospital
123 Summer Street/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Tufts Medical Center
750 Washington St # 38/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Clinical Training Ctr at Boston Medical Ctr
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Steward Carney Hospital, Inc.
2100 Dorchester Ave/ Dorchester Center, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
736 Cambridge St/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd/ South Weymouth, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Medical Teaching Svcs
201 Oak Street 2nd Floor Attn: Glen Coffin/ Pembroke, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Steward Saint Anne's Hospital Corporation
795 Middle St/ Fall River, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St/ Arlington, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Sturdy Memorial Hospital
211 Park St. PO Box 2963/ Attleboro, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Nashoba Valley Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, Inc.
200 Groton Rd/ Ayer, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Beverly Hospital
85 Herrick St/ Beverly, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Boston Medical Center
88 E. Concord Street Simulation Center/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

New England Baptist Hospital
125 Parker Hill Ave/ Roxbury Crossing, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
243 Charles St/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Boston Emergency Medical Services
35 Northampton St # NEB4/ Boston, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
680 Centre St # 175373/ Brockton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Lahey Clinic
41 Mall Rd/ Burlington, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Technical Medical Training
3 Mark St/ Burlington, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cambridge Health Alliance
230 Highland Ave Department Of Nursing/ Somerville, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Emerson Hospital
133 Old Road To 9 Acre Cor/ Concord, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc. (formerly Lyons Ambulance Service)
135 Maple St/ Danvers, MA BLS ACLS PALS

MetroWest Medical Center - Framingham Union Hospital
115 Lincoln St Nursing Education/ Framingham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Fairview Hospital
29 Lewis Ave/ Great Barrington, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Holyoke Medical Center
575 Beech St/ Holyoke, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Life Support Systems
59 Allied Drive/ Dedham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Lawrence General Hospital
1 General St/ Lawrence, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Lowell General Hospital
295 Varnum Ave Nursing Administration/ Lowell, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Lynnfield Fire Department
59 Summer St/ Lynnfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Fallon Ambulance Service
111 Brook Rd/ Quincy, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Nantucket Assoc. of Emergency Services
131 Pleasant St/ Nantucket, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Florida Volunteer Fire Department
139 Mohawk Trl/ Florida, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cooley Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust St Attn:Charleen Diggins second floor education department/ Northampton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Baystate Wing Hospital Corporation
40 Wright St/ Palmer, MA BLS ACLS PALS

County Ambulance Service
PO Box 752/ Pittsfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth, Inc
275 Sandwich St/ Plymouth, MA BLS ACLS PALS

North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital
81 Highland Ave Bldg Ahh100 #9372 Nursing Ed/ Salem, MA BLS ACLS PALS

EMT Training Associates
4 Crimson Ct/ Saugus, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Mercy Medical Center
271 Carew St/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

American Medical Response
595 Cottage St/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

New England Sinai Hospital
150 York St/ Stoughton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Noble Hospital
115 W Silver St/ Westfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Winchester Hospital
12 Alfred St Baldwin Park 1 Ste 207/ Woburn, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.
86 Water St MS #27/ Woods Hole, MA BLS ACLS PALS

University of Mass. Medical School
368 Plantation Street/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Marlborough Hospital (UMass Memorial)
119 Belmont St Nursing Professional Development Dept-Memorial 2/ Worcester, MA BLS ACLS PALS

New England Health Educators
197 Reservoir Rd/ Lunenburg, MA BLS ACLS PALS

PRIDEStar/Trinity EMS
229 Stedman Street/ Lowell, MA BLS ACLS PALS

City Of New Bedford EMS
181 Hillman St/ New Bedford, MA BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Services, Ashland
158 Pond St Ste A/ Ashland, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Safety Program Consultants
PO Box 259/ Rehoboth, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Southcoast Health
363 Highland Ave/ Fall River, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Steward Norwood Hospital
800 Washington St Draper Bldg 1st Fl Cardiology/ Norwood, MA BLS ACLS PALS

ABC Community Training Center, Inc.
14 Lilian Rd Ext./ Framingham, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Partners in EMS Inc.
25 Willard Street/ Lowell, MA BLS ACLS PALS

NorthEast Emergency Medical Services Inc.
20A Del Carmine Street/ Wakefield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Merrimack Valley Training Center
19 Cross Rd Po Box 8462/ Ward Hill, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Response Training Associates Inc.
11 State Street/ Woburn, MA BLS ACLS PALS

R&W CPR Training
5 Old Farm Cir Attn: Wes Stevenson/ Belchertown, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Occupational Safety Specialists Corp
49 Pleasant St/ Hanson, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Sylvester Consultants, Inc.
117 N Precinct Rd Attn: Norman Sylvester/ Centerville, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Springfield Public School System
195 State St/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Institute For Emergency Medical Education
24 Briggs Ave/ Bourne, MA BLS ACLS PALS

When Seconds Count
97 Boston Street/ Salem, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Steward Holy Family Hospital, Inc.
70 East St/ Methuen, MA BLS ACLS PALS

HealthAlliance Hospital (UMass Memorial)
60 Hospital Rd/ Leominster, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Emergency Training Specialists
25 Smith St/ Norton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Pro EMS
31 Smith Pl/ Cambridge, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Medic Ed
4 Open Square Way/ Holyoke, MA BLS ACLS PALS

MedicEd.com, Inc.
P.O. Box 588/ East Longmeadow, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Cook Professional Resources (dba Safety Trainers)
12 Bylund Ave/ Auburn, MA BLS ACLS PALS

NCTI @ AMR-Brockton
North Main Street/ Brockton, MA BLS ACLS PALS

NCTI@AMR-Springfield
595 Cottage Street/ Springfield, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Sylvester Consultants Inc-Hyannis
385 North Street/ Hyannis, MA BLS ACLS PALS

ACLS Academy- Lynch Medical Consulting
1245 Hancock Street- Unit 5/ Quincy, MA BLS ACLS PALS

Trinity EMS Inc.
7 Stewart St./ Haverhill, MA BLS ACLS PALS

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Total 115 training sites in MA. Show all.

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This list of AHA training centers is original research produced by Pacific Medical Training and is not authorized by any third party. By completing this form you are asking Pacific Medical Training to arrange a course and/or skills testing for you, preferably with this training center.

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Questions

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Life saving stories

Here's a few stories that warmed our heart. Just sharing and thanking you for choosing a career that helps people that need it most.

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Sandy was working out in the gym when she went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. Someone called 911 and Joe Swanton an off-duty firefighter began the life-saving efforts. He found out that she had no pulse. After six minutes EMT arrived with a defibrillator. She was then taken to the hospital while she was still unconscious. When she pulled out of her coma she couldn't recall anything.

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3-month-old baby saved by three police officers

Luis Delgado, Josue Cruz, and Francisco Luna responded to a 911 call, where a mom asked for help as her 3-month-old baby was not breathing and was turning blue. Cruz provided cpr to the baby while Delgado and Luna provided oxygen and comforted the mother meanwhile. In a few moments, the baby started breathing on its own and was taken to hospital. The mother later told the police that the baby was doing fine.

Full Story / May 20, 2021

Natick police saved a woman

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Full Story / February 13, 2020

Teen saved his classmate with CPR

Sean White was attending his maths class when he heard his friend coughing behind him. He turned around and saw that his friend was choking. Sean knew that it could be a life or death situation so he got behind him and wrapped his arms around his friend to perform the Heimlich maneuver and started thrusting. After five thrusts a pen's cap came flying out of his friend's mouth and who later caught his breath and thanked Sean.

Full Story / March 29, 2019

Off-duty firefighter performs life-saving CPR

Larry and Edie Mahoney were celebrating at Marine Bay when Larry began to feel sick and hot. Edie yelled to call 911. An off-duty firefighter was present there he along with the staff members ran to help. He dragged him out of the chair onto the floor and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. They used AED to provide shocks in order to bring Larry's heart rhythm back to normal. He was then rushed to the hospital where he recovered.

Full Story / August 28, 2018

Game, set and CPR

Two off duty firefighters were enjoying a football game at the Gillette stadium when they noticed a man screaming at his father. John Tuomi and Jim Crocker quickly jumped to action and immediately noticed the old man suffering from a heart attack, they began CPR maneuvers while the son called for EMT services. In a matter of minutes they managed to jump start his heart back again just in time for the ambulance to arrive Their willingness to get involved and engage in CPR immediately had a lot to do with saving this gentleman's life," said fire department chief Roger Hatfield, praising the heroic firefighters for their duty.

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