Preparing people to act in an emergency is one of the
most effective ways to strengthen community health. In 2025, the Community
Wellness Program at Bates County Memorial Hospital (BCMH) delivered a full
schedule of American Heart Association (AHA) courses, reaching participants
across Bates County and surrounding areas.
The program provides accessible training for both the
public and local professionals who must maintain current certifications,
including teachers, daycare providers, and healthcare workers.
In 2025, BCMH Community Wellness offered:
• Forty-nine in-house classes for employees and
community members:
– BLS: 23 classes
– Heartsaver® CPR: 9 classes
– ACLS: 9 classes
– PALS: 8 classes
• Sixty-nine additional AHA courses coordinated by BCMH
and delivered by outside instructors for area schools, nursing homes and Osage
Valley Electric Cooperative:
– BLS: 32 classes
– Heartsaver CPR: 37 classes
• Two Trauma Nurse Core Courses (TNCC), each spanning
two days and required for emergency room registered nurses. The courses were
offered in partnership with instructors from LifeFlight Eagle.
In total, 417 participants received AHA eCards in 2025
for completing a course organized or coordinated through BCMH.
BCMH is grateful for Gayle Warden, Education Coordinator, and to all
of the instructors who made this year’s success possible.
Community members can find upcoming CPR, BLS and other
training opportunities on the BCMH Calendar of Events at
bcmhospital.com/community/calendar-of-events/.
