West Tenn Regional Blood Center Inc

LIFELINE BLOOD SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY IN THE QUANTITY AND AT THE TIME NEEDED BY THE PATIENT.

A. DONOR SERVICES:IN 2021, THE BLOOD CENTER RECRUITED 16,840 VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS TO DONATE 21,390 PINTS OF WHOLE BLOOD/RED CELLS TO MEET THE NEED FOR BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS. IN 2021, THE BLOOD CENTER ALSO RECRUITED 280 VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS TO DONATE 2,892 APHERESIS PLATELET PRODUCTS.APPROXIMATELY 596 BLOODMOBILE DRIVES WERE SPONSORED BY BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE DRIVES REPRESENT 66% OF ALL WHOLE BLOOD DONATIONS IN WEST TENNESSEE. MOBILE BLOOD DRIVES ARE COORDINATED BY VOLUNTEER CHAIR PEOPLE. THE VOLUNTEER CHAIRPERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN COORDINATING THE MOBILE FOR VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF HOURS ANNUALLY TO ASSURE SUCCESSFUL BLOOD DRIVES.IN 2021, THE DONOR SERVICES STAFF REGISTERED 30,181 VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS. THE VOLUNTEER DONORS ARE SCREENED FIRST TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SAFE FOR THEM TO DONATE; AND SECOND, TO ASSURE IT WILL BE SAFE FOR A PATIENT TO RECEIVE THEIR BLOOD.PROCESSING AND COMPONENT PREPARATION:EACH BLOOD DONATION UNDERGOES SEVERAL HOURS OF TESTING TO FURTHER ENSURE SAFETY. UNITS ARE TESTED FOR SYPHILIS, CHAGAS DISEASE, PARVO VIRUS, HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY, HTLV-I/II ANTIBODY, AND HIV ANTIBODY. IN ADDITION, NAT TESTING FOR HCV, HIV, WNV AND ZIKA ARE PERFORMED ON EACH DONOR.THE CENTER DIVIDES MOST OF THE BLOOD COLLECTED INTO COMPONENTS. RED CELLS TREAT ANEMIA AND MUST BE TRANSFUSED WITHIN 42 DAYS. PLATELETS REDUCE PATIENT BLEEDING AND MUST BE TRANSFUSED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF DONATION. FRESH FROZEN PLASMA AND CRYOPRECIPITATE ARE USED TO TREAT COAGULATION PROBLEMS AND MAY BE TRANSFUSED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF DONATION. PLASMA FOR FRACTIONATION IS SOLD TO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO MAKE LIFE SAVING PLASMA DERIVATIVES. ALL BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE LEUKO-DEPLETED FOR OPTIMUM PATIENT USE. B. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:ONCE PROCESSING IS COMPLETED, BLOOD IS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO AREA HOSPITALS. THE CENTER SENDS OUT AN AVERAGE OF 587 UNITS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS EACH WEEK. IN 2021, 30,548 UNITS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS WERE TRANSFUSED ON BEHALF OF THE BLOOD CENTER. C. REFERENCE, DIAGNOSTICS AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES:IN 2021, THE BLOOD CENTER REFERENCE LABORATORY RESOLVED 192 SPECIAL TYPING PROBLEMS. BY UTILIZING THE CENTER AS A SHARED SERVICE, THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES HAS BEEN INCREASED WHILE HEALTHCARE DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SAVED. THE CENTER MAINTAINS STAFF OF EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS, THUS ELIMINATING COSTLY DUPLICATION OF SERVICES BY EACH HEALTHCARE FACILITY SERVED BY THE CENTER D. SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING PLANT AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT:SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE MEDIA FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES THROUGH LOCAL AND RURAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHING HUNDREDS OF PRESS RELEASES, WHICH INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CONTINUOUS NEED FOR A SAFE AND ADEQUATE BLOOD SUPPLY. RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS DEVOTE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TO ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT BLOOD DONATIONTHE CENTER'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CENTER.THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IS AT 183 STERLING FARMS DRIVE (APPROXIMATELY 26,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY). IN ADDITION, THE CENTER OWNS FOUR 40-FOOT 4 OR 5-BED MOBILE BUSES TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT SITES FOR BLOOD DONATION. E. COMMUNITY SUPPORT:STAFF FROM THE CENTER IS INVOLVED IN AMERICAS BLOOD CENTERS (ABC), AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS (AABB), BLOOD CENTERS OF AMERICA (BCA), ROTARY CLUBS, THE EXCHANGE CLUB, (LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS) AS WELL AS THE SOCIETY FROM HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM).