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Expected July 28th: Launch of Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer

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Upcoming Maintenance & 2026 Schedule

Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, July 10, from 8pm — 4am Central Time. Click here to view the 2026 system maintenance schedule.

AMERICAN RED CROSS RESUSCITATION SUITE

Live: Combo Courses Now Available

American Red Cross Combo courses (ALS+BLS and PALS+BLS) are now available to purchase. These courses combine the full ALS or PALS course with the BLS challenge course for a convenient and streamlined experience. The combo courses are only currently available as a BLENDED offering, requiring an instructor check off for the combination skills session.

Reminder: All current students in progress in R21 American Red Cross courses (legacy) must complete the course by August 31, 2026. All legacy courses will be retired at that time, and students will need to be reenrolled in the new American Red Cross R25 courses.

Live: New American Red Cross eLearning and Training

New American Red Cross (R.25) eLearning assets, curricula, and training programs are now available for administrators, instructors, and students. These include self-paced courses and “Show Me How” videos.

New Administrator eLearning Assets:

American Red Cross (R.25): BLS, ALS & PALS Training Workflow, Access & Components (10 min) - NEW
American Red Cross (R.25): Instructor Bridging & Validation (6 min) - NEW

New Administrator Training Curriculum:

American Red Cross (R.25): Administrator & Instructor Overview (20 min) - NEW
American Red Cross: Student Management (4 min)
American Red Cross: Assignments & Interval Plans (34 min) - UPDATED
American Red Cross (R.25): Instructor Bridging and Skills Validation (6 min) - NEW
American Red Cross: Dashboards & Reports (8 min) - UPDATED
American Red Cross: Brayden Manikin Setup, Performing Skills & Maintenance (49 min)

New Instructor eLearning Assets:

American Red Cross (R.25): BLS, ALS & PALS Training Workflow, Access & Components (10 min) - NEW
American Red Cross (R.25): Instructor Bridging & Validation (6 min) - NEW

New Instructor Training Curriculum:

American Red Cross (R.25): Administrator & Instructor Overview (20 min) - NEW
American Red Cross (R.25): Instructor Bridging & Skills Validation (6 min) - NEW
American Red Cross: Brayden Manikin Setup, Performing Skills & Maintenance (49 min)

New Student eLearning Assets and Curriculum:

American Red Cross (R.25): BLS, ALS & PALS Training Workflow, Access & Components (10 min)

New Student Training:

American Red Cross (R.25): Student Overview (10 min) - NEW
American Red Cross: Performing Skills on the Brayden Manikin (22 Min)

You can also view the HealthStream Product Training Offerings for a complete list of self-paced eLearning courses for each supported product.

Expected July 28th: Launch of Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer

July 28th will be time to begin planning for the transition from the current resuscitation skills application to the new Resuscitation Skills: 2 Rescuer app. The new app delivers improved Manikin-based training with new features that will improve the training experience. The current version of the app (legacy) will be retired on January 15 — this notification outlines what the transition involves and the immediate steps to get started.

Launching the new app is completely in your organization’s control, there are no automatic updates. You will create your own launch timeline. Your IT team will deploy Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer to all managed devices and remove the legacy version of the app. Learners do not need to install anything themselves.

Deployment Timeline at a Glance

Phase 1: Assign your deployment team, complete a technical readiness assessment, and send initial awareness communications.
Phase 2: Run a pilot with Manikin Facilitators/Superusers/Champions and educators, validate legacy app removal, and finalize/adapt training materials.
Phase 3: Execute enterprise-wide Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer deployment, send go-live communications, and staff dedicated support coverage.
Post Go-Live: Monitor adoption, resolve issues quickly, confirm the legacy app is fully retired by January 15, 2027.

Full 90-, 60-, and 30-day deployment calendars, accelerated 60- and 30-day calendars — plus email templates and FAQ documents — are included in the plan linked below.

Roles to Assign Immediately

A successful deployment requires four named owners: Executive Sponsor, Deployment Lead, IT Deployment Lead, and Education Lead. You will also need to identify Manikin Facilitators/Superusers/Champions in each clinical unit to support go-live adoption. Full role descriptions are in the Change Management Plan.

Start Here: Your First Steps – Phase 1

Identify your Executive Sponsor, Deployment Lead, IT Lead, and Education Lead.
Confirm your organization’s target go-live date and legacy app retirement deadline (no later than January 15).
Identify Manikin Facilitators/Superusers/Champions in each clinical unit.
Engage your IT team to begin the technical assessment (MDM, firewall, authentication).
Review the full Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer Deployment Change Management Plan (linked below) and share it with your team.
Join the HealthStream resuscitation community for additional launch resources.

Full Change Management Plan: The plan covers the complete 30-60-90-day change management guide, governance structure, stakeholder roles, sample email templates for every milestone, FAQ documents for learners, educators, and IT, and ready-to-use deployment calendars.

Questions? We’re Here to Help.

Dates for customer success management webinars:

August 4th, 9am CT to 10am CT OR August 6th, 2pm CT to 3pm CT – New Resuscitation Skills App Preview
- This webinar will provide and overview of the new Resuscitation Skills: 2 Rescuer app that will launch on July 28, 2026. We will provide details on all the newly updated and exciting features, including the addition of the brand new 2-rescuer CPR skills session. Join us for a live demo and open Q&A.
Attend a Resuscitation Skills: 2 Rescuer App & Manikin Skills training session.

Join the HealthStream Resuscitation Community for the most up to date information on the new skills app and all things resuscitation.

We look forward to supporting a successful Resuscitation Skills: 2-Rescuer launch for your organization.