Welcome to Project Heartbeat. Our mission is to "Save Lives Through Education". We have been a Northern California leader in American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Basic Life Support (CPR / BLS) certification and classes for over a decade. Our talented staff is made up of expert Acute Care Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists in Emergency Medicine and other allied healthcare professionals with over 30 years in healthcare education.

Founded in 1996, Project Heartbeat has educated thousands of individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland and Greater East Bay, San Jose and Southern California with great success and affordability.

We have two campuses conveniently located throughout the Bay Area, at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and at our main office in Downtown Oakland. ACLS, PALS and BLS are offered at both facilities throughout the year. At our main office, we also offer additional American Heart Association approved classes such as: Heartsaver CPR [...] Read more