Hanover Township Community Ambulance Association, Inc
Thomas Gusher Jr. Training Institute.
Dedicated to Life Saving Through Education
Courses Offered
Winter EMT Class 2025
Our Nationally Registered EMT Class starts January 2025. Contact us now to reserve your spot.
ACLS Certification
The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
BLS Certification
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Training
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Heartsaver® CPR AED Training
The Heartsaver CPR AED course trains participants to give CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Heartsaver® First Aid Training
The Heartsaver First Aid course trains participants first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and the 2015 AHA/Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.
EMT Class 2024
The EMT program through Hanover Township Ambulance has a rigorous curriculum comprised of over 180 hours of classroom and field training. A selection process is conducted to ensure fair consideration to all applicants, and to obtain the most qualified candidates.
Completion of the EMT program qualifies the candidate to take the National Registry EMT psychomotor and cognitive exams, which are required for the Pennsylvania Department of Health EMT Certification. This is a Non-College Credit Course.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum age of 16 years old
- 2 forms of Valid Photo ID or Driver’s license
- Valid Social Security Number (State Required)
- English language education
- Free from any felony conviction
Thomas Gusher Jr. Paramedic 641
Thomas Gusher Jr.
01/20/1976 – 09/20/1998
Thomas Gusher Jr. was a very special Emergency Medical Technician for the Hanover Township Community Ambulance; more importantly, Tommy was a son, a brother, and a friend. His goal was to become a paramedic.
Unfortunately, Tommy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, causing tumors to develop from lymphocytes. Tommy’s fight with this disease began before he enrolled into the LCCC paramedic program. He fought the disease and was in remission when he started schooling, sadly the cancer came back. This did not discourage him. Going above and beyond, not only did Tommy take on the time intensive paramedic program, class three times a week plus a very demanding clinical schedule, head on; he fought for his life with the same ferocity that he used to study, learning how to save lives. Due to his tenacity, Tommy completed the Paramedic program and fulfilled his goal; becoming a paramedic. Shortly after his astonishing accomplishment, the cancer returned and took Tommy from us, much too soon.
The Thomas Gusher Jr. Training Institute was created with Tommy in our hearts and minds. This established an EMS Education Program for students to achieve a higher level of EMS Education to be better equipped to handle any emergency and become the professional, knowledgeable, and caring person Tommy strived for. The Training Institute offers a wide variety of training options including an EMT Program.
