Stop The Bleed

Stop the Bleed is a safety initiative lead by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. As the region's trauma center, Lake Charles Memorial Health System has partnered with the American College of Surgeons to offer these life-saving courses in Southwest Louisiana.

The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. Stop the Bleed teaches three quick actions that can be used to save a life. There is no age requirement for this course; however, some of the content can be graphic. Stop the Bleed course takes a little over an hour and includes a formal presentation followed by hands-on practices with direct pressure, packing a wound, and using a tourniquet.

This course is great for laypeople with no medical backgrounds. Those who may particularly benefit from the course include teachers, coaches, industrial workers, construction works, industry workers, law enforcement and security officers, outdoor enthusiasts, and heavy machinery operators.

To schedule a course and learn more, contact the Lake Charles Memorial Trauma Office at 337.494.2114.

Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact is a free public safety program by the Louisiana State Police. This program is made possible for students in Southwest Louisiana through the partnership of LSP, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, and Lake Charles Memorial Health System. This program educates high school students about the dangers of impaired driving through mock crashes, stories from survivors, law enforcement, and healthcare professionals.

This program involves realistic simulations of car crashes using students' actors to demonstrate the immediate aftermath of a crash, as well as trauma center visits to see the process involved in treating victims of these crashes.

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This program is provided free of charge. To schedule a presentation, contact your local Louisiana State Police Troop or the Trauma Center at Lake Charles Memorial at 337.494.2114.

CPR Training

CPR Education

The Community Training Center of Lake Charles Memorial Health System manages the American Heart Association instructors aligned with our training center who teach various forms of CPR (BLS/Basic Life Support, Heartsaver CPR & AED, Heartsaver First Aid, Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED, Family & Friends).

The following are American Heart Association instructors, aligned with Lake Charles Memorial Training Center, who provide community CPR Classes and/or AHA skills testing:

Bethany Pete 337.794.2817

Charlotte Lantier 337.302.3548

John Vincent 337.515.3433

Len Edwards 337.353.2090

Bobby J Guichet 337.557.6443

Hands On/Skills Testing

The Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Professional Development Department provides Hands On Skills Testing after completion of the American Heart Association Heart Code, Part 1 online portion. Please call the Professional Development Department to schedule a 30 minute skills practice and testing session with an AHA BLS Instructor. The hands/skills check off session fee for CPR is $30.00. Participants must bring their online certificate (paper copy) of completion to the skills testing session in order to participate. Skills check off testing should be completed within 60 days from the completion of the online portion.

LCMH Professional Development Department Address:

2615 Enterprise Boulevard

Lake Charles, LA 70601

ACLS/PALS SKILLS CHECK OFF: $60.00

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of American Heart Association materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. 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.

Please click here for CPR instructor information.

337.494.3218

2615 Enterprise Boulevard

Become a CPR Instructor

LCMH 2025 BLS Instructor courses ($300)

May 20, 2025

This Basic Life Support instructor course is designed to prepare current Basic Life Support providers for their role as a course facilitator for American Heart Association Basic Life Support and HeartSaver First Aid courses.

In order to register for the BLS Instructor course:

You must complete the instructor candidate application packet. Instructors must be aligned/accepted by an AHA Training Center as part of their registration. Alignment with Lake Charles Memorial should not be assumed. Instructor Candidate Application (PDF opens in new window)

Complete the registration form (Click here to download the PDF.)

Provide a current BLS Provider card with a recommendation letter by the person who taught your provider course or course director.

Make payment.

Course Fee must be paid prior to receiving materials. Course Fee includes:

Instructor Manuals

Use of American Heart Association materials in this course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for this course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA materials; do not represent income to the Association. LCMH employees need to have your manager notify the Professional Development Department if you are to attend.

The BLS materials are to be picked up in the Professional Development Department and completed prior to the Instructor course. Online BLS Instructor Essentials Course must be completed prior to attendance date and certificate presented in order to participate in the course.

The Professional Development Department is located at 2615 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Please email education@lcmh.com or lduplechain@lcmh.com for more information.

The Professional Development Department also provides ACLS and PALS instructor course, please email lduplechain@lcmh.com for more information.

Current Instructor Aligned with LCMH

All rosters, evaluations, and check off sheets need to be sent one of the following ways:

Mail to:

LCMHS Professional Development Department:

2615 Enterprise Boulevard

Lake Charles, LA 70601

Fax to 337.494.2123

Email scanned documents to education@lcmh.com.

Paperwork

All of the following must be included with EACH of your course records after each class:

Roster (ALL INFORMATION MUST BE LEGIBLE AND CORRECTLY FILLED OUT. STUDENT’S EMAILS MUST BE CORRECT. If the student is under 13 years of age, you must receive permission from parent/guardian to obtain information). You must include instructor ID number.

Skills Check Lists (one per student)

Evaluations – appropriate AHA evaluation for every student or evaluation summary

Record written exam test score on the roster (if testing required)

Payment (cards will not be sent out until payment is received)

For the Blended Heart Code Courses you must turn in the online course certificate for the student, roster, skills check list and evaluation.

INCOMPLETE OR UNPAID COURSE PAPERWORK WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please keep a copy of all of your paperwork.

Instructor Forms

All forms can be found at the American Heart Instructor website.

Card Fees and Payment

BLS Cards - $5.00

K-12 School CPR Cards $5.00

Heartsaver Cards - $18.00

PALS & ACLS Cards - $8.00

There are 4 options for purchasing cards:

Option 1: The cards can be purchased online by clicking the card you need below. These cards are $.40 more because of a convenience fee charged by the service. You will then need to email the receipt to education@lcmh.com.

BLS - $5.40/card, Heartsaver - $18.40/card, K-12 - $5.40/card, PALS - $8/card, ACLS - $8/card

Option 2: The cards can be purchased by calling our business office at 337.494.2470 to pay by credit card (no extra charge). Ask the clerk to deposit the money into account 6900-7040. Ask for a receipt to be emailed to you then forward to education@lcmh.com for the release of your cards.

Option 3: You may mail your check or money order to us. LCMH, ATTENTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 2615 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA 70601.

Option 4: You can make an appointment to pay in person by emailing education@lcmh.com.

We only use e-cards, except for HS K-12. Your cards will be in your account within 7 business days.