The CPR Lady Inc.

The CPR Lady Training Center began operating as an American Heart Association Training Center in March 1994. The Training Center is family owned and operated. We offer a unique business model teaching both Providers and AHA Instructors at multiple training locations throughout southern California including Orange, LA, San Diego, and Riverside Counties, as well as, San Luis Obispo and Sacramento. We have over 400+ Instructors including nurses, paramedics and physicians possessing professional experience and backgrounds in Emergency Care, Critical Care, Prehospital Care, and Nursing Education. Our Instructors have developed expertise in course content through extensive clinical experience and frequent teaching of the AHA curriculum and are promoted as they develop and grow their independent businesses. 

Training Center services include coaching Instructors and Training Sites, as well as, developing marketing strategies for CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS and First Aid in the community. The CPR Lady business model focuses on conducting classes for small groups with personalized instruction and attention to quality. The small group format and individual attention promotes a less stressful setting in which students are encouraged to ask questions and interact in a non-threatening environment. This format also provides for a nearly 100% pass rate because extra time and attention can be provided to students who require additional assistance. The small size of our classes and individual attention allows for shorter classes than those generally conducted in hospital settings. Our students upon leaving class say that they have learned more in our class than any of their previous classes. The CPR Lady will change the way that you learn and think about Basic and Advanced Life Support Certification and Renewal.

Our Founder

Helen McCracken is the founder and owner of The CPR Lady Training Center and has been involved with the American Heart Association for over 25+ years at all levels - local, state, and national. Helen has been an AHA volunteer, Instructor, Training Center Coordinator, Regional Faculty and BLS National Faculty. Helen completed a four (4) year appointment on the AHA National First Aid Committee. She was involved in writing the 2010 Guidelines for First Aid and development of the First Aid materials, video, and mobile app.

Helen served as a member-at-large on the ECC Greater San Diego Regional Committee for Southern California. In June 2013, she was appointed as an American Heart Association National Volunteer. July 2015 Helen was appointed a member of the California ECC Committee and Chair of Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement.