CPR & BLS Questions Answered

RGV CPR, LLC is an Authorized American Heart Association Training Center at 108 N. Jackson Road, Suite 32, Edinburg, Texas. We teach BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPR, AED and First Aid classes for students from Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville and across the Rio Grande Valley.

Yes. RGV CPR is an Authorized AHA Training Center (TX21024). We are also an American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider and a Health & Safety Institute (HSI) Training Center.

RGV CPR offers American Heart Association courses in ACLS, BLS, CPR/AED, First Aid, and PALS. Hybrid course options are also available.

Yes. We offer classes designed for healthcare providers and people entering medical professions, including BLS/CPR, ACLS and PALS training.

For most employers and licensing boards, no. OSHA does not accept online-only CPR for workplace training, because hands-on skills practice is required. Our HeartCode BLS blended course is different: it includes a hands-on skills session with an AHA instructor and earns the same AHA certification card. See “My nursing or healthcare program says ‘no online courses’…” below.

Yes, HeartCode BLS is not an online-only course. It’s the American Heart Association’s blended learning BLS course, which has two required parts:Online learning: you complete the AHA’s HeartCode BLS lessons at your own pace.Hands-on skills session: you come to RGV CPR to practice and test CPR, AED use and rescue breathing on manikins with an AHA instructor.The hands-on skills session is what makes the course valid. Online-only courses skip it, and that’s why schools and employers reject them.When you pass both parts, you receive the same American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard as students who take our classroom BLS class. It’s the same certification, valid for the same two years.When your school says “no online courses,” it usually means no online-only CPR.

American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, PALS and Heartsaver cards are valid for two years. We recommend booking your renewal a month before your card expires.

BLS (Basic Life Support) is for healthcare workers and healthcare students: nurses, medical assistants, dental teams, EMTs and nursing students. CPR/First Aid (Heartsaver) is for everyone else: teachers, childcare staff, coaches, office and industrial workers, and parents. If your job or school asked for “BLS for Healthcare Providers,” choose BLS.

You will receive, your official AHA eCard by email before you leave the class. Claim it right away, and please complete the short course survey when you claim it.

Yes. RGV CPR offers instructor-level courses, including BLS/CPR and ACLS instructor training, along with PALS instructor-related offerings.

Yes. We teach on-site group certification classes for groups of 10 or more at businesses, clinics, dental offices, childcare centers and schools throughout the Rio Grande Valley, in English or Spanish. Smaller offices are welcome too. Groups of fewer than 10 can book on-site training, and a minimum visit fee applies. We’ll schedule around your hours so your office keeps running. Call (956) 533-7975 for a quote.

For classes at our facility, cancellations must be sent in writing to admin@rgvcpr.com at least 24 hours before class. You may reschedule once at no charge with at least 24 hours’ written notice, and the new class must be within 60 days.Reschedule requests made within 24-hourse of scheduled class time will incur a $25 rescheduling fee.No-shows are not eligible for a refund or reschedule. Digital course materials are non-refundable once issued. See our full Refund Policy on rgvcpr.com.