The Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) develops the skills, judgment, and accountability of the people who move patients, building professionals, not just task-doers. Credentialing managed by Impact Training Company, endorsed by NAHTM.
Credentialing managed by ITC · Curriculum endorsed by NAHTMEarn the CHT credential — or start with HPT to build the technical foundation.
Get CHT CertifiedImplement CHT internally to standardize patient transport training.
Implement CHT at Your OrganizationThe CHT is the national credential for patient transporters, but it is built to do more than confirm a skill set. It develops consistent, professional teams: better onboarding, stronger accountability, and more confident patient interactions. Transporters are often the first and last person a patient sees — and with a portion of hospital reimbursement tied to patient-satisfaction scores, their professionalism reaches the bottom line.
Credentialing is managed by Impact Training Company and endorsed by the National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM). It is delivered inside your hospital through a train-the-trainer model, so your own leaders certify your transporters using the endorsed curriculum. Used in hospital patient transport education and workforce development since 2003.
CHT is built on three levels, so your team doesn't just complete tasks, they understand why the work matters and how to think through it.
Technical SkillsWhat to do
Equipment, safety protocols, patient lifting, and CPR — the fundamentals of safe transport.
Choices: EthicsWhy it matters
The workplace behaviors and judgment that make performance consistent.
Strategic Skill BuildingHow to think
Decision-making and accountability under real-world pressure.
Technical Skills + Judgment + Accountability =
a Certified Healthcare Transporter
CHT is not a passive online certificate. It is a structured, instructor-led credential built on curriculum, workplace application, and competency validation.
Send a transport leader to the instructor program.
Your leader earns the CHTI credential.
The instructor teaches the CHT curriculum to your team.
Transporters train, demonstrate proficiency, and complete the CHT-1 exam.
ITC reviews and issues the national CHT credential.
Transporters hold a portable credential, verifiable through ITC’s national registry.
Most transport certifications end at the credential. CHT is the entry point to a professional ladder, from frontline to leadership.
Healthcare Patient Transporter
An entry-level certificate that builds the technical knowledge to begin a career in patient transport — earned online.
Earn your HPT online →
Certified Healthcare Transporter
The national professional credential — earned in-house through your hospital's CHTI and validated by real on-the-job competency.
Get CHT Certified →
CHT Instructor
Your transport leaders earn the instructor credential and certify your team in-house, year after year.
Register for CHTI Training →
Transport Management
The leadership credential for transport supervisors, directors, and managers — currently in development.
Learn about the CPTMP management credential →
CHT is the foundation of a growing system of endorsements and leadership credentials, a vision for the profession ITC is building with NAHTM.
From the leaders who hire them and the professionals who earned it.
Impact Training’s Certified Healthcare Transporter Program is perfect for entry-level employees who may not have attended college to gain the level of education and skills required to be successful in today’s workforce.Chester WorthamDirector of Patient Transport, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Impact Training’s certification has changed my life.Brandon HardisonPatient Transport Supervisor, Orlando Health
“I have grown in ways I couldn’t imagine.”
CHT GRADUATE
“It helped me make better choices in both my personal and professional life.”
CHT GRADUATE
“Setting goals and being accountable gave me a sense of emotional maturity.”
CHT GRADUATE
The Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) is a national professional credential for patient transporters. Credentialing is managed by Impact Training Company; the curriculum is endorsed by NAHTM.
HPT is an entry-level online certificate that builds the technical knowledge to begin in patient transport. CHT is a deeper, instructor-led credential earned inside your hospital, with competency validated on the job.
The Certified Healthcare Transporter Instructor (CHTI) credential lets one of your leaders teach the CHT curriculum and certify transporters in-house.
Yes. A hospital enrolls a leader in CHTI, who then delivers the curriculum and validates competency for their own team, year after year.
Endorsements are planned for future rollout and are not currently live.
CHT certification is $325 per candidate. CHTI instructor training is a separate pathway. Group & hospital pricing available.
Already completed training? Request your credential →
Tell us about your organization and we’ll follow up with details and pricing.
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