10/3/2017
Dear Training Center Instructors,
It is with extreme disappointment in the American Heart
Association that I must inform you of an immediate increase in all Heartsaver
level provider eCards. The increase from
$6.50 per eCard to $18.50 per eCard will be effective immediately, October 3,
2017.
We were notified this morning at 8:31am through an email
from the American Heart Association that this change would take place effective
immediately. We received no warning or
even rumor that this would be occurring.
I am including the email notification that we received:
Dear US
AHA Training Network who deliver Heartsaver Courses,
We are excited to
implement changes designed to enhance the quality and value of our programs and
services as we continually strive to better serve students by giving them
increased access to the AHA's Heartsaver student workbooks, eBooks, and online
courses.
What You
Need to Know
Beginning October 3, 2017,
the AHA's suggested retail price (SRP) of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, CPR
AED, First Aid, and Pediatric First Aid CPR AED student course completion
cards/eCards will be increased, while the SRP of related student online courses
and student workbooks/eBooks will be reduced. The shift is designed to make the
student workbooks more accessible as a valuable reference tool before, during,
and after training as required by the AHA Program Administration Manual.
Because of the unique
characteristics of the AHA's non-healthcare (or lay provider) Training Network
in the United States, the changes are confined to Heartsaver English student
materials only.
The course curriculum
will remain the same, and will continue to adhere to the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC.
We are currently exploring alternative options for the
delivery of lay rescuer level courses.
Until a comparable, cost effective alternative can be found, we will
continue to offer the Heartsaver level courses through the American Heart
Association.
At this time the AHA has stated that “these changes are for
Heartsaver/lay rescuer products only. At
this time, there will be no changes to the AHA’s healthcare provider training
materials.” While we recognize this
provides little comfort we will continue to do our best to seek solutions that
are both high quality as well as fiscally responsible.
Due to the extreme increase in price we will be adjusting
the online ordering quantities to increments of 5. We will be working to make updates to our
website in a timely manner.
Please accept our sincerest apologies. We are very sympathetic to your concerns, as
we are experiencing them alongside you.
Apologetically,
Kelly Wanzek
TC Coordinator
Carmen Wang
Administrative Assistant
Ron Lawler
Director of Education
