Organization: THE BLOOD CENTER
Mission: SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities: BLOOD AND COMPONENTS - THE BLOOD CENTER RECRUITS, COLLECTS, PROCESSES AND DISTRIBUTES BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR OVER 40 HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. THE BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FACILITIES ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS.
REFERENCE LAB - PROVIDES TRANSFUSION SERVICES (BLOOD CROSS MATCH AND ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION) TO CLIENT HOSPITALS, TO ENSURE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR TRANSFUSION TO PATIENTS AT OVER 40 FACILITIES. THE REFERENCE LAB ALSO RESOLVES COMPLEX SEROLOGICAL CASES AND PROVIDES RARE BLOOD UNITS THROUGH THE AMERICAN RARE DONOR PROGRAM (ARDP).
OUTSIDE TESTING - THE BLOOD CENTER PROVIDES INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF DONATED BLOOD, PLATELETS AND PLASMA. THIS TESTING IS PERFORMED ON ALL UNITS DONATED THROUGH THE BLOOD CENTER AS WELL AS THOSE UNITS DONATED THROUGH OTHER BLOOD COLLECTION FACILITIES.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals