Partnership Kit · Chicago Southland · 2026
The Southland’s health gap is a partnership opportunity.
“The rooms already exist. The trust already exists. The demand already exists. The missing layer is coordination.”
The Pulse Place is the trusted step before the clinic — a clinician-led readiness platform. This kit is the reference for how hosts, sponsors, employers, and licensed providers plug in.
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1.48M
Residents in the service area
U.S. Census, service-area rollup
45of 65
ZIP areas above the national diabetes benchmark
CDC PLACES, ZIP-level estimates
40yrs
At the bedside — founder, RN
Twenty as an AHA CPR instructor
18
Towns served, South Holland to Hammond
Operating today: CPR/BLS training line
Serving South Holland · Harvey · Dolton · Riverdale · Robbins · Markham · Calumet City · Lansing · Homewood · Flossmoor · Olympia Fields · Orland Park · Tinley Park · Palos · Oak Lawn · Chicago Heights · Hammond · Munster · nearby communities
01The documented gap
Sixty-nine percent of Southland ZIP areas sit above the national diabetes benchmark.
Above benchmark — the corridor this platform works in.
At or below — tracked in the same reporting.
02Choose your path
Where do you fit in the Pulse Grid?
Pulse Grid node ·
Lead category
03What The Pulse Place runs
One coordination layer, seven working parts.
Trusted rooms
Fellowship halls, senior centers, classrooms, break rooms — the rooms the Southland already walks into.
CPR/BLS training
AHA courses on-site: BLS Provider, Heartsaver, First Aid, Pediatric.
Readiness events
CPR/AED awareness, blood pressure, falls prevention, caregiver readiness.
Consented opt-ins
People raise their hand in plain language. Nothing moves without consent.
Provider pathways
Routing built toward licensed providers as coordination takes shape.
Follow-up
Every event ends with named next steps — and a person who owns them.
Measurement
Registrations, opt-ins, completed next steps — counted, reported, debriefed with every host and sponsor.
04How we partner
Four kinds of partners. One clear trade each.
01 — HOSTS
Churches, senior centers, schools, associations.
THEY BRING
A trusted room, an audience, calendar access, local legitimacy.
PULSE PLACE BRINGS
Programming, coordination, opt-in capture, follow-up.
02 — SPONSORS / EMPLOYERS
Budget behind a measurable community or workforce goal.
THEY BRING
Budget, a workforce or community priority, a measurable goal.
PULSE PLACE BRINGS
Event execution, reporting, readiness programming.
03 — PROVIDERS
Licensed clinical care, ready for prepared residents.
THEY BRING
Licensed clinical care, protocols, capacity, a specialty pathway.
PULSE PLACE BRINGS
Prepared residents, consented opt-ins, routing support — flat fee, set in advance. Never per-referral, never a share of revenue.
04 — CPR/BLS BUYERS
A team, a location, a deadline.
THEY BRING
A team, a location, a deadline.
PULSE PLACE BRINGS
On-site CPR/BLS/AED/First Aid training with certification support where applicable.
AHA BLS ProviderHeartsaver CPR AEDFirst Aid CPR AEDPediatric CPR / First AidBloodborne PathogensFamily & Friends CPR
Request CPR/BLS quote
05How engagements run
No pilot theater.
A pilot runs when the pieces are real — and repeats only when the results are.
THE PIECES
01
A committed host.
02
A sponsor or budget source.
03
At least one provider, where applicable.
04
A clear event purpose.
THE LOOP
05
Opt-in capture.
06
Follow-up until each next step is done.
07
Debrief with hosts and sponsors.
08
Repeat — only by results.
THE GRID, IN SEQUENCE
01Trusted institutionTrusted rooms already exist — churches, senior centers, workplaces.
02Readiness eventTraining and events create the first layer.
03Interest capturedCaptured cleanly, not lost in a hallway conversation.
04Practical next stepA clear next step beats a vague promise.
05Follow-upFollow-up turns interest into action.
06Stronger networkOver time, the network becomes more useful.
WHAT PARTNERS SEE COUNTED, EVERY EVENT
Attendance starts the funnel. Completed next steps prove it.
01Registrations
02Opt-ins captured
03Booked next steps
04Completed next steps
05Sponsor participation
06Provider participation
07Cost per completed step
08Early outcome signal
06Who is behind it
Built on a person the Southland already trusts.
“Forty years at the bedside. Twenty as an AHA CPR instructor. It starts with a person the Southland already trusts.”
Joyce Lewis-Van Hook, RN · Founder · South Holland, Illinois
The boundary is part of the model: The Pulse Place does not practice medicine, diagnose, treat, provide acute care, broker referrals, charge per referral, or guarantee outcomes. Licensed providers own clinical care. The Pulse Place owns coordination, education, training, opt-in capture, routing workflows, and follow-up.
07How to start