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Vitalant. Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems Inc.[1]) is a nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors and provides blood, blood products and services across the United States. It was founded in 1943 as the Salt River Valley Blood Bank in Phoenix, Arizona. Vitalant is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood ...
Grifols, S.A. (Catalan: [ˈɡɾifuls]) is a Spanish multinational pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer. Principally a producer of blood plasma –based products, a field in which it is the European leader and largest worldwide, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the company also supplies devices , instruments, and reagents for clinical testing laboratories .
Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) is a private, for-profit bio-pharmaceutical company and a licensed blood establishment based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.It was founded in 2012 and specializes in the collection of source plasma for further manufacturing and contract-manufacturing of plasma-based bio-pharmaceuticals with operations in Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), Moncton (New Brunswick ...
Main OPTN site, with data reports and policies, operated by UNOS on behalf of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Transplant Living, for post-transplant recipients and living donors. UNOS Meeting Partners, an event-planning service for transplantation-related organizations, including UNOS itself. National Donor Memorial
Plasmapheresis (from the Greek πλάσμα, plasma, something molded, and ἀφαίρεσις aphairesis, taking away) is the removal, treatment, and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy, a medical procedure performed outside the body. [citation needed]
The donor is also examined and asked specific questions about their medical history to make sure that donating blood is not hazardous to their health. The donor's hematocrit or hemoglobin level is tested to make sure that the loss of blood will not make them anemic, and this check is the most common reason that a donor is ineligible. [34]
CaringBridge is a donor-supported nonprofit, with nearly 90% of funding coming from the people who have experienced the power of CaringBridge firsthand. In 2022, CaringBridge grew its partners to 181, with a focus on developing deeper relationships with mission-aligned organizations, including large cancer and caregiving organizations.
South Bend Medical Foundation [34] Versiti Blood Center of Indiana [35] Iowa. ImpactLife (Formerly: Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center) [36] LifeServe Blood Center [37] Kentucky. Kentucky Blood Center [38] Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center [39] Louisiana.