SINCE 1989

HeartSmart, Inc. was founded in 1989 by Richard Perse, II to provide emergency training to schools, childcare centers, businesses, and individuals using “specialized” programs he develops. Mr. Perse was a fire/medic with West Metro Fire Department in Lakewood, Co. prior to forming the company.
	Since 1980, he has been a Red Cross CPR/First Aid instructor, American Heart Association Instructor Trainer, Medic First Aid instructor and currently HeartSmart is an educational center for the Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) which is an internationally renowned organization that provides training to meet regulatory requirements for OSHA, JCAHO, and state offices of EMS and Health.

Rich is a pioneer in public access defibrillation (PAD) programs and has been an AED implementation specialist for Philips Medical since 1997. He has helped numerous agencies such as the US Olympic Committee, CU-Boulder, CSU athletic department, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado State courts, SunCor Energy and the City of Boulder put in their programs.

We specialize in developing custom programs that are relevant to your application and work environment. For example, HeartSmart is partnering with Safety One International in designing a CPR/AED/First Aid course for tower climbers in the utility and telecommunication industries.

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Nancy Near-Perse, BSN, MSN acts as a technical consultant for program development and Dr. Debra Gradick , the head of Avista Hospital ER, is our medical director for our AED programs.

“Our purpose is to give you the skill and the power to save a life”