This review is very much overdue. I've been taking CPR courses with Roy from 2008 and keep coming back every two years although my geographical location changed a few times over the years. This is because Roy is an outstanding teacher and incredibly kind human being. His current location at Townsend Street in San Francisco is spacious and very close to the freeway. Plenty of street parking which is bonus for the city. His website is easy to navigate in terms of scheduling and he is very accommodating for individuals as well as small and large groups. If you are looking for CPR instructor, give him a shout. Highly recommended! read more

Roy was an absolute pleasure to work with! From the very beginning, he was friendly, professional, and incredibly accommodating. Our office has a large group of employees, and he went above and beyond to make scheduling work for us--while also offering a great price. Roy came to our office to conduct CPR and First Aid training, and the course was both interactive and highly informative. He made the material clear, engaging, and easy to follow. He ensured that everyone felt confident in their skills as they were learning. Our entire staff enjoyed the experience and many mentioned how kind and patient Roy was throughout the training. If you're looking to get CPR certified, I highly recommend Revive CPR. read more

Splendid class. Everything it needs to be. Offered several times a week. Online and in-person work well together.

I took the BLS Course. Easy to schedule (and reschedule!) Instructor is very kind, gave very clear instructions, and even offered us coffee. There is much value in having an in-person instructor. I much prefer this class than other "self-learn", no instructor, and automated classes provided in the area. read more

Efficient and reliable CPR classes in San Francisco. Would prefer in person with an instructor 10/10 times for access to a professional who can give real time guidance and answer questions. Easy to access location, easy to schedule, responsive instructor. Don't waste your time anywhere else! read more

Highly recommend Revive CPR! I wouldn't take my training elsewhere. Roy is such a good instructor. He is knowledgeable and kind. His inputs are so valuable. Easy to schedule. Easy to get to. Excellent setting. Efficient. Thorough. Roy is the best! read more

Seamless and excellent! Roy is a great instructor, super knowledgeable - informative and fun and I must say- I feel way more confident after taking this BLS course! Thank you! read more

Highly recommended! Roy is a true professional, and very good at teaching BLS! I feel fully capable of performing CPR on my own.

I really enjoyed taking Revive CPR course for my BLS/CPR renewal last week. The classes offer lots of scheduling flexibility and the instructor-Roy- is patient, professional and very resourceful. I learned tips on saving lives-effectively and safely- which I had never heard of prior to this session! But one of the best features for Revive CPR set-up is that they still offer the more convenient non voice- assisted manikin courses which are less intimidating plus easier to maneuver and learn on. Highly recommended! read more

As a healthcare professional, you want to be treated with respect, courtesy, and reassured competence especially since WE know what we do...Roy pulls out the AED and treats you like a STAR. He encourages the team work aspect reinforcing and collaborating in order to save a life with CPR (BLS ACLS PALS), abdominal thrust (HEIMLICK MANEUVER) , and first aid. I wanted a hands on communal approach instead of talking to a GPS machine so I can ask questions and have my questions answered. Roy provided a comprehensive script of his well versed knowledge in saving an Adult, Child, and Infant through standard procedures. I will be back...FYI: SAFETY TRAINING SEMINARS HAS CEASED THEIR LIVE INSTRUCTOR CLASSES ON 8/28/2024.... I was a STS addict until I met their dummies....lol TY Roy read more

Roy is AMAZING! Easiest hour cpr course in my life! I've tried the automated cpr class before and it was a HORRIBLE experience, no one to help guide you and the computer is SO exact you'll be there for hours! We are human, NOT machines, we STRIVE for perfection when it comes to saving someone's life, but we aren't going to be perfect at it. Take this class if you want guidance, cleanliness and to actually learn something. Thanks for a wonderful experience Roy! read more

Roy deserves more than 5 stars . He is a people person, a friendly guy. I blindly signed up at this location because I needed to get my certification and didn't feel like shopping around . I highly recommend this place! He offered us snacks and drinks and even gave us a portable rescue breathing guard to put on your keychain just in case you need to perform CPR or rescue breathing . A+ read more

Roy Gordon, EMT, AHA BLS Instructor made this class so interactive and educational!! It's the best CPR class! I am a Registered Nurse and I found this class was very appropriate for my needs. Roy has a way of teaching that makes it meaningful and reinforces things so I feel confident I will remember this. I am short and he had a table I could easily work on for success. I am so pleased I chose Revive CPR Training. In the past, I took a computer CPR class with no instructor. It was truly a horrible experience! There is no interaction; the program had to be restarted 3 times; it was a waste of time for me. I recommend going to a live CPR class, and skip the voice manikins!! Revive CPR made this such a positive experience! Thank you Roy! read more

If you're in the Bay and need BLS certification, GO HERE! I took the skills only class 2/2 COVID and Roy did a phenomenal job. Extremely friendly, gave practical tips, and I felt more confident with my BLS training after the class. I am a doctor and Roy made sure the class remained efficient and very informative. It also helps that the class is more affordable than any other of the offerings in San Francisco. Its a shame I am leaving the bay and won't be around in 2 years for recert, but for everyone who lives in the area, go here for efficient, friendly, and excellent training! read more

Roy is AWESOME! He made the class enjoyable and educational. Everything ran smoothly and it was a well structured CPR class. I am already BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified as a nurse but I am having my first baby so I wanted my husband and siblings to get CPR certified. Although, I did not need to register for this class with them, I wanted to be there as part of the experience for them. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and will be recommending Roy to everyone! read more

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Excellent CPR AHA approved class! Roy, the instructor, was friendly and a great teacher. Will definitely go back for my future renewals.

Revive CPR provided quick and easy training. They were very friendly and accommodating. I appreciate that the course zeroed in on the most important ideas that I am most likely to remember rather than spending lots of extra time on fluff. Would recommend! read more

Our teen daughter needed to be CPR certified for her summer job as a camp counselor. She was so impressed with Roy. He was so friendly and helpful! We highly recommend going to Revive CPR if you need certification. FYI obviously everything was very sanitary and Covid safe! read more

Roy taught an awesome cpr/aed certified class! I was trying to find an affordable class where the reviews were good, not to mention the two things that helped me pick Revive CPR was due to price matching, and the fact that if something came up, or you had to miss your class, that it was free to always reschedule. Roy really worked with my schedule, and if something came up,it was effortless to reschedule. He made the class fun and informative, he helped answer questions we had and made sure we we're confident by the end of the class. Students who attended the class all got a free CPR mouth piece along with a booklet to look back on what you learned. I'm definitely coming back here to renew my CPR certification in the future! read more

Roy is the sweetest guy ever! He's a very good instructor as well very insightful! I would definitely recommend taking this course, it's cheap and educational. Much respect to Roy for his time servicing in the Navy thank you for your service :) read more

If you are looking to get an initial certification or renew, this is the spot! I first got certified with Revive CPR in June 2012 and have come every other year since then to renew. Roy is an exceptional instructor; he makes the class go by quickly and easily describes the CPR process and algorithms as well as highlight any AHA updates. The class sizes are never really large, so Roy is able to give individualized attention and guidance. The class is probably the best deal in SF and although my employer offers BLS renewal for free, Revive CPR is still my first choice because I feel like I come put with something new after each refresher class. I'll be back in 2020 and "Thank You!" Roy for being such a patient and efficient instructor. read more

Highest recommendation. Great for all professionals including MDs. I have been coming here for 6 years. Roy is a phenomenal teacher and will get you through this. This is a convenient, fun, efficient, AHA approved, budget friendly option for fully satisfying your employer's accreditation requirements. read more

This is the place to go to get certified or renew your CPR/1st aid/AED cert in San Francisco. Easy, efficient, and all that at the right price ($49)! In 2 hours, we were in and out with a certification and ready to save lives. I couldn't be more pleased. read more

I first took BLS for Health Care Professionals with Roy 2 years ago with my boyfriend when he was still instructing in Santa Clara. My boyfriend really enjoyed his class so he recommended I take it with him. Roy is a very nice instructor and welcomes any questions and is very easy to understand which is why I wanted to take it with him again since I have to retake it for my nursing program. Although I had to go to San Francisco from San Jose, I think it was well worth it and he is also the CHEAPEST in the bay area for $59, how awesome is that! Other places charge you an arm and a leg -___-. I definitely recommend him to all my friends needing to take any BLS/CPR/AED course and like someone said in a previous post, time flies and great hospitality!! For those traveling from the South Bay, Cal Train is SUUUPER close!! Get off on the last stop of Cal Train on 4th and King Street and it is only a 6 min walking distance!!! No need to pull your hair out trying to look for parking or getting charged $15+ just to park for 3 hours. Thanks Roy! read more

I had an amazing experience with revive CPR Roy was a great instructor he was very patient encouraging and showed me a lot of cool tricks to remember the steps he provided refreshments for the class and free CPR mouth pieces this was the best easiest and funnest BLS class I have taken I would definitely recommend this class to anyone that wants to take the best class in the world with the greatest instructor ever (Roy) & save money !I'm so excited I am BLS CERTIFIED WOOHOO THANKS REVIVE CPR!! read more

100% recommend Revive CPR to anyone looking to get CPR or BLS certified. Roy was very friendly and knowledgeable and makes the course clear, enjoyable, and hands-on. He has coffee, tea, and granola bars on hand for everyone and has several air filters in the room for any COVID concerns. He also handed out rescue breathing key chains! See you again in 2 years for my recertification Roy! Thanks again! read more

EVENT: heading back to school and needed to be BLS CPR/AED certified! We got a group (30+) discount code, which made it more affordable for us, students! So, THANK YOU ROY! This is my first time getting such training! BITS & PIECES: (1) Love the location and very easy to access (press the intercom and you'll find Revive CPR) (2) There are signs everywhere - and you'll find the location, then go up the stairs and keep on walking down! (3) We go over BLS CPR/AED so many times in class, so by the end of class you'll get the hang of it... repetition is the best way to learn! (4) He gives you many breaks! (5) There's coffee! And he offers bottle water to drink! (6) Throughout class you'll perform CPR, use an AED, and help choking patients... and you perform it with a dummy adult/child/infant. (7) After doing activities with the dummy, you'll have time to review stuff before taking the written exam. (8) To me, the BLS CPR/AED written test can be a little confusing - read carefully! Cause there's a difference between adults, children, and infants. But, hey! It was my first time and I was able to do it with 100% score! If I can ... anyone can do it! (9) ROY is such a GREAT INSTRUCTOR! He is so helpful and if I needed him to repeat - he's happy to do it! It's my first time taking the BLS CPR/AED test... and I got a 100%!!! Thanks to Roy who's an awesome instructor! (10) We got out early! 9am to noon (instead of 9am to 2pm) (11) We got our FREE CPR key chain mask! **OVERALL: Roy is a great instructor! He's totally cool, he makes sure you learn the material, he repeats everything many time to make sure you get it, and he is soooo nice! 5 STARS AND BEYOND!!! read more

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Renewal time for BLS certification is always an inconvenience....however, I signed up with Revive and attended my scheduled class. The instructor for my class was Anthony, and I have to say, not only was this not a painful renewal, I learned more in his class than I ever did in any of my previous ones. A lot of material had changed since my previous certification and Anthony made it easy to incorporate this new knowledge. He was able to explain these changes so they made sense which took all the guesswork out of the test taking process. He created a great atmosphere in the class, which transformed it from the usual awkwardness to a really relaxed environment. I did not take the class with someone I knew or as part of a group, so going in I knew no one there. He made it easy to ask questions, yet not feel as if the class was being slowed down by too many questions. The group size was small which made this a more personal learning experience, and also created a dynamic group environment. I can honestly say that after taking this class with Revive, I would trust any of my class mates if I went down and needed BLS skills to save my life. I felt that good about the class I was in! We all left feeling more confident about our skills and better prepared in the event of an emergency. read more

Roy is awesome!! I'm very glad I took his course. Omg affordable most definitely in the city And also very very very informative!! Anytime I made a mistake, he corrected me quickly so I really learned a lot in his class and I'm confident if ever needed in an emergency. read more

Roy is awesome! I've been meaning to write him a good Yelp review for a while. I've done two CPR/BLS courses with him, a complete in-person course and a hybrid in-person/skills-check course. I appreciate the email reminders, the repeat-customer discounts, and the complimentary keychain (it includes a face mask for rescue, because you never know when you'll need to do CPR)! And of course, in-person, he is a great teacher. He is super friendly, kind, pays attention to detail, and his class doesn't drag on--he uses every minute well. I did a bit of shopping around and Revive CPR came out to the cheapest prices in the city. Next time I need to renew my CPR/BLS certification, I'll definitely be going to Revive! read more

First, the teacher Roy is nice, and I feel a little bad giving a less than stellar review, but I want to provide honest information that will be useful to others considering taking the course or accepting a card earned in it. The website for the course states that there is free parking at all locations. It surprised me that free parking would be available at the North Beach class, but I signed up. The confirmation email advised us to arrive early to have time to look for street parking and that there would be a break in the middle of class if anyone needed to feed a meter. When I asked Roy about this, he said he would reimburse me $8 if I had to park in a lot, but I knew I wouldn't feel comfortable asking for that, and I felt the advertising was somewhat dishonest. (I checked before writing the review, and the site still says free parking.) My husband and I lucked out and found free two-hour street parking about 4 blocks away from the classroom. We arrived a little before the scheduled start time of 1 PM, joining three other people. One person registered for the class had not yet arrived, and Roy telephoned her to find out where she was. When he determined that she was more than ten minutes away, he told her she would need to reschedule because he couldn't keep everyone else waiting (which I appreciated) but that, not to worry, he would make sure she could keep her certification in the meantime so she wouldn't lose her job. I felt the child/adult CPR and choking training went well. There were only five of us and enough individual instruction and practice. This part was finished around 2:45. My husband and I were the only ones who needed infant certification, so he sent us to a conference room with infant mannequins and instructions while he chatted with some of the other students. I came out to get his attention about 5 minutes later, since he knew that we needed to get back to our car within two hours. He sped us through the infant training and then gave us our cards. He remarked that it said we had passed the written test (even though we had not taken one) but that the questions were ones we had answered orally. Again, this struck me as not 100% honest -- following the spirit, rather than the letter, of the requirements. I am a teacher who insists on strict rigor and honesty in my classroom, especially from myself, so he is not my ideal teacher, although less exacting students might find him perfectly satisfactory, especially if they are able to walk or take public transportation. read more

I have been CPR certified for the last 25 years. It has always been required and I have never given much thought to the class. My job has almost always provided an instructor and 50+ plus of us would cram into a classroom and they would start spewing info at us. There would be people in the back reading magazines or talking. It drove me nuts. I no longer work for a big company but I wanted to keep my training current and certified so I went in search of someone local. My main concern was convenience because I truly expected to be herded like cattle into a class where I could barely hear the instructor and if I was lucky I might get a few seconds on a dirty, and stinky mannequin. Boy was I in for a shock! Roy greeted me before I even walked into the door. The class was small and very hands on. He offered frequent breaks if they were needed. He provided water bottles and quickly answered all our questions. Each attendee had their own mannequin, so I actually feel more proficient in the action part of it and not like I just have some head knowledge. It's simple, whether you need to take a CPR class for work or not, EVERYONE should know what to do in an emergency! Take the couple of hours, invest the few $ and get it set it up with Roy! I know that in 2 years when my card is about to expire I will not be dreading having to attend this class again! One last note, I purchased an extra book before class and during the class Roy promised he would refund it. I received an email from paypal within a few hours, he had already taken care of it! This wasn't even a mistake on his part... You can't find customer service like that! read more

Roy was a fantastic instructor and extremely friendly/personable. I took the CPR/AED training as it is a pre-requisite for CPT certification. The course provided me with everything I need to know about CPR/AED and how to properly administer both. While I hope to never encounter an emergency situation, I will know that I am much more well-prepared having taken this course. I suggest taking this course even if you don't have a testing/educational requirement as it is simply good knowledge and you never know when it will help you save another's life. I took the class on Bowers Ave in Santa Clara, CA (basically on Great America Pkwy near AMC Mercado). The facilities were clean, the dummies were in good shape, and the space was sufficient to accomodate all 3 class participants and we each received a bottle of water, which was nice with all of the breaths you'll be administering to your test dummy. The 4th student decided to be a no-show that day. Highly recommend Roy's class as he is genuinely nice and made the class enjoyable. read more

5 Star CPR training! I needed to get my BLS CPR updated right away for a new job and I found Revive CPR through the American Heart Association website (Their classes are AHA CPR ) I chose them because they were able to fit me in within three days. Perfect! Best CPR class ever! The instructor is nice, the class is fun, and I learned alot! I also liked how in the small class the instructor was able to spot the areas I was struggling in, which is really helpful in learning and in getting ready for the test. I went to their location in Santa Clara and that's another plus: easy parking and nice facility. Thank you!! read more

Just left my BLS for healthcare professionals skills portion a Revive CPR . I was a little nervous since it was my first time taking the class but Roy was an absolutely wonderful teacher. He was clear, patient and friendly and the testing environment was interactive and relaxed. I never felt stupid for asking questions and feel confident that I can provide CPR in an emergency situation after an hour with Roy. I would 100% recommend taking Revive CPR with Roy to anyone looking to get certified or re-certified. Thanks for a great experience! read more

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST & BEST PLACE TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATION!! My fiance & I did the BLS class together & Roy was amazing he greeted us at the door with fresh coffee & refreshments. We did the online test & 1 hour skills portion totalling $80 if you do 3hours in class its only $60 but I enjoyed being home on the computer ! Roy is the CHEAPEST IN THE BAY AREA ! The class was fun Roy was extremely encouraging In the end he gave us free CPR mouth protectors. You won't be disappointed & you will save money! Thanks again REVIVE CPR ! read more

Paid $67, Popped up at the fort mason center. Quick speedy CPR/AED re/certification course. Roy is a pretty knowledgeable instructor, makes you feel at home and is confident in his ability to convey his knowledge on the topic at hand. On top of that, he's pretty generous, bought the entire class of 5, coffee and snacks, I'm cool with that. Learn the necessaries, get in, get out and go save a life! read more

I just completed my CPR/AED in the new San Fran location near AT&T park. Roy was awesome and super cool! He makes the training fun and interactive. You don't sit around the entire time watching a lame video or anything like that. It is truly hands on and he makes the time go by quickly. Highly recommend Roy and Revive CPR!! Plus you get a free emergency mask key chain. :) read more

Just completed my BLS renewal with Roy after finishing the on-line portion of the American Heart Association training. Low stress, personal attention and focus on the essentials. I have confidence I'll know what to do if faced with a life threatening scenario. The infant and child CPR information was especially helpful read more

Roy is the man! The class was simple and challenging and the time flew by. And people were totally cool. Thanks! The class is easy to sign up, Roy was nice and I renewed my certification. Done and dusted. A+ read more