You can be a hero far easier than you think if you make a life saving donation of whole blood,…read moreplasma or platelets. The collection team here is pretty top notch overall and takes the donor to heart with the interactions they have with you. The blood supply is in demand and a much needed commodity for the community at large. Cancer patients, leukemia patients, burn victims, trauma victims and newborn babies are just a few who may be able to have life because of blood donors taking the time to give. I have made many donations here, have worked here and walked these halls for countless hours. I have had the joy of not only being a donor but being blessed enough to speak with other donors about their experiences in life, in donating and what makes them do it. I have spoken with many many many end recipients who are extremely grateful for the gift they were given thanks to the donors who feed the blood supply. I cannot say enough good things about the team here and how they handle the process, the donors and the public even while dealing with the day in and day out stress of what they do. Give life, donate blood and be well.

I was denied the opportunity to donate blood because my pulse was high. I was having anxiety about…read morethe experience. After the first person took my pulse I was told they would take it again in 5-10mins. It felt like 3 minutes. Had they waited a bit longer, my pulse would have gone down because the anxiety was lessening. I can feel it physically when my anxiety is high and I can feel it going away. With the need for donors, I would think they would have waited to check because they could have gotten a donation from me. The staff were nice but I don't think they really cared for me to donate blood. I rescheduled the appointment but not sure I will ever donate blood again as this experience was off putting. With rising prices, I not only wasted time, but gas too.

This is an awesome organization. I was so impressed taking BLS and first aid training here after…read morealso attending one at Red Cross (which I can't recommend). This provider is a short walk from Trimet in the Gateway area. They provided snacks, coffee, tea and water as well as cushioned chairs. My trainer today was Tim and he did a great job keeping things engaging and fun while providing feedback. Tim is an excellent trainer as he really understands the material and which pieces are the most important to understand and remember in a crisis situation. He met us where we were at, always polite and respectful and taking time to get to know us a bit. I highly recommend taking training here and I hope to return in the future!

They are under free CPR on yelp yet charge $ 85. This is false advertising and needs to be changed…read moreimmediately!

Excellent classes that should be required for all new and experienced drivers! I learned so much…read moreand changed my driving habits!

Another true confession: I've never worn my seatbelt correctly. As soon as I sit down, I tuck it…read moreunder my arm and go about my drive. My first car had a detachable chest belt, and I always kept it off. To me, it's as thoughtless as hitting a snooze button when you're tired. So it might come as no surprise that I got busted for a seatbelt violation back on the Fourth of July. While riding in the backseat of a friend's car. Maybe a minute after pulling out of the Plaid parking lot en route to a party. Bone-cold sober. And it wasn't so much that I wore the belt incorrectly. I just wasn't wearing it. Yeah. Click it or ticket, you idiot, you probably think. Well, sure, it's catchy. In some nebulous capacity, you know it as a brainless action that could very well save your ass in times of trouble. But that part about brainlessness? Exactly. Well, as a marked gal of the Portland Traffic Court, I got to consider the buckling of the seatbelt in excruciating detail. In lieu of adding to the bloated coffers of the Portland court system, I got the option to attend Trauma Nurses Talk Tough, a seatbelt safety class, and pay the fee for the class instead. I may be reckless but I like money. So I seated myself with a pen and a notebook in an auditorium at Legacy Emanuel like any good student would. First part of the class consisted of a police officer running through the legal side of why you should wear a seatbelt. The guy appeared confident with no particular need to appeal to any single person there, but he didn't appear cocky at all. You could tell he had preached his part a bunch of times and answered dozens of related "Well, what if I did this?" questions. He joked about personally sending some of the invitations to a few people in his captive audience. He also stayed true to his word about taking away any cell phones that rang during the class and mailing them to the owners the following day. You can insert a doughnut joke here if you want, but I got the impression that the guy with the badge in that room just had a job to do. Then the trauma nurse who fielded the remainder of the lecture showed up, and I got a completely new appreciation for another kind of job. You can imagine what that section of the class involved. Yes, there were horror stories and grisly photos and Australian-produced (sidebar - do we not make these in the U.S.?) PSA's that portray the various kinds of ways to lose control of a vehicle and suffer a range of consequences. That much, I expected. What I did not anticipate was hearing the litany of easily preventable ways that objects in your car, from the straw in your soft drink to the person in the backseat, can collide and in no uncertain terms, screw up your life and your loved ones' futures. The description of a heart getting snapped off its aortic twig also caught me off guard. The nurse who taught the class has been in the trauma field for 30 years. I've sure she's seen everything and has a special shelf in her case of stories for Bad Decisions Made by Smart People. Despite all evidence on my bank account and in my journal, I consider myself to be a pretty smart person. I think most of the people I care about are intelligent and mindful individuals. But we all take risks, usually ones that barely register a ripple on our danger scales, and a lot of those risks don't have rewards. Once I got past the more-or-less mandatory deduction of two hours of free time, what struck me the most is that awful, life-changing things happen during car travel all the time. For real, despite the hokey factor. Why relinquish the intelligence I think I possess, that I think most people probably possess, by making stupid choices? One more thing - the fee for the class goes towards securing cheap helmets and seatbelt education in elementary schools. Once again, a no-brainer.

I recently graduated from this school, and while I am proud of earning my degree, the experience…read morewas far more stressful and frustrating than it should have been. The biggest issue was communication. Getting answers to simple questions often took days or weeks, if I received a response at all. Students were constantly left waiting for information that directly affected their education, schedules, and personal lives. The tutoring services were another major disappointment. I had more tutoring sessions canceled than completed. In my experience, appointments with Zeke Garcia and Lauren Hawana were frequently canceled with little notice, sometimes at the scheduled start time after I had already arranged my day around them. Tutoring was promoted as a resource for student success, but it was unreliable and often unavailable when needed most. What frustrated me most was the constant gap between what was promised and what was actually provided. We were told there would be tutoring, resources, guidance, career assistance, and support throughout the program. Time and time again, those promises were not fulfilled. The schedule changes created serious consequences for me personally. We were told that schedules would remain set for each term, which lasts approximately 3.5 months. Instead, schedules were repeatedly changed, making it nearly impossible to maintain stable employment while attending school. The constant changes ultimately caused conflicts with my job, and I lost my employment as a result. Losing my job also meant losing my health insurance and financial stability during an already demanding nursing program. I understand that occasional changes happen, but the lack of consistency, communication, and support had real-world consequences for students. Rather than helping students succeed, I often felt like I was being forced to navigate unnecessary obstacles on my own. I completed the program despite these challenges, but I would strongly encourage prospective students to carefully research this school and get any promises regarding schedules, tutoring, student support, resources, and career assistance in writing before enrolling.

HORRIBLE SCHOOL. Currently In the dental program i sit and do nothing 98% of the time but you can't…read moreleave Or you get kicked out I have a daughter who got sick and got in trouble for leaving would not recommend they just want your money and you learn nothing doesn't even deserve one star

Purchased a CPR recertification. Received a confirmation email, credit card charged, everything…read morelooked good. The night before the class, I received an email saying that the class had to be rescheduled because the instructor had an emergency. The email had a proposed date, and instructed us to reply to the email to confirm that the new date worked for us. I replied immediately to confirm, and also asked if the new session would be at the same time and place as the original. I received no reply. I sent a follow-up email 5 days later asking if I was confirmed. Again, no reply. I also tried calling, but they didn't answer their phone, so I left a message. No reply. 2 days before the event, I tried calling again, but no answer. Despite this, I drove out to the event on the day of just in case. The receptionist at the hotel said that somebody else had come in earlier asking about a CPR class, but there was none, and none of the conference rooms had been booked. I left my name and number with the front desk and asked them to call me if anybody showed up later -- no call. I sent a final email to this company saying that I showed up and nobody was there and requested a refund. So far, no reply. I'm guessing that I'll have to file a dispute with my bank to get my money back.

The same thing happened to me as Kevin K. They took my money and I tried to reschedule and maybe an…read moreemail but they were impossible to get a hold of. I am livid!! Kevin K. did you get your money back or what did you do?

I don't know why it took me so long to write this but I suspect it has something to do with being…read morepreoccupied with a super cute tiny human that now rules my existence. I want to say thank you so much to BFD. This was my first birth, my first experience using a Doula myself, and it saved me so much anxiety and made me feel like I wasn't left to fend for myself. We had Liz H. and she was GREAT. She was everything she said she would be. She was transparent, she was supportive, she was funny and made the stress of DAYS in the hospital 1000% times better. My partner and I will be having her join our adventure of the next baby next year!

Working with Kathy McLean was the best decision we could have made for the birth of our first…read morechild. She's an invaluable resource and provided wisdom, comfort, care, understanding, positivity, and enthusiasm as she guided us through pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and helping us answer postpartum questions. She was key in making a difficult labor and delivery (sunny-side up baby) actually joyful and peaceful. She was an MVP team player -- so much so, that our OB will keep Kathy's info at her office to continue referring to folks! A doula that can be bffs with a doctor is high praise :) We will always highly recommend Kathy to anyone we know! Thank you Kathy!

Wow... this was a tough 4. 5 stars for the First Aid/CPR/AED class and the instructor, Matt Brady…read more 3 stars for their administration and process. And because the 3 burned so much of my time, I had to pull my overall down from a 5 to a 4. Course - I've been certified FA/CPR certified for 18 years with AED added on in the last 5. This renewal, I decided to try a different educator. There were some updates and changes to best practices, which were highlighted throughout. Classes had a good blend of video learning, hands-on practice and validation, and live lecture with Q&A. Solidly 21st century. The instructor was engaging, had lots of personal experience, and had a great energy. It's the best I've had so far. There were a couple of small points missing that gave me pause, and I brought them up during the first aid part. Small but important things such giving lots of ice-cold water or sports drinks to someone in heat exhaustion or heat stroke can be very detrimental if they are very dehydrated (from vomiting to even sending them into cardiac arrest). Oh, and the Hillsboro campus has a single-serve, custom-grind Aramark coffee maker... super sweet! 5 stars. Challenges/lesson that may be helpful: Admin - CTC is a DBA, so there will be a discrepancy between your bill, the training provider, and the certifying authority. By the time I called, the booker said the Portland class I was hoping for wasn't available anymore. Instead she suggested a similar class at the Hillsboro location. I didn't know where that was but she said it would be on the receipt. It wasn't. The desktop site is much more functional than the mobile app, so don't rely on it. Google maps couldn't initially find it the Hillsboro training location. Instead it pointed to a nearby Hillsboro fire station. I pinned the company and address, so maybe that will improve the score so it shows up for others. Here's by biggest admin thing - So by default you apparently get an eCard. That's fine. What is not mentioned is that there is a whole long legal-ease agreement with privacy policy by the AHA that is over 3,600 words. Really? I've never had to do anything so ridiculous to get proof of my training completion. It took another hour on the phone between calling both the AHA and CTC to arrange to have a card mailed to me. Too much time. Next time I'll know better.

Finally, a permanent, year-round alternate to PCC CLIMB!…read more Bubba, take us crappy fishing--- PRONTO! Nice facility, nice class sizes, nice instructors, fast pace, little down/superfluous time wasted. They even offer some classes in evenings and on weekends! Woot!