Blood Products and Services
Versiti community blood centers offer an unparalleled range of blood, blood components and services. The abundant supply, outstanding quality and diverse variety of our blood and blood components is readily available and meets all federal and state requirements. We supply hospitals, blood centers and other medical facilities so they can administer the right blood component to the right patient at the right time.
Our blood products offer the following important advantages:
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FDA licensed
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TRALI mitigation strategies that meet AABB standards
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Fully labeled per International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) guidelines
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Extensive catalogue of specialty blood components to meet diverse patient needs
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Strong network and logistics to support and manage deliveries
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Access to rare blood components through our industry-leading, in-house supply, as well as the American Rare Donor Program (ARDP) network
Standard Blood and Blood Components
Our inventory of standard blood and blood components includes:
- Red blood cells, including leukocyte-reduced and divided red blood cells
- Platelets, including leukocyte-reduced and pathogen reduced platelets (limited areas)
- Plasma, including frozen, divided, cryo poor and (never frozen) liquid plasma (limited areas)
- Cryoprecipitated AHF, including single and pooled
Specialty Blood and Blood Components
The depth and breadth of specialty components available throughout Versiti's communities is unparalleled. We are a founding member of the ARDP and also maintain an extensive inventory of rare and antigen-negative units. We have the largest genotyped red cell file in the country, and are one of the largest providers of HLA-matched platelets and special platelet antigen typed products.
Patient Blood Management
Our Patient Blood Management (PBM) program is our enhanced transfusion medicine solutions platform with an overreaching goal to provide the right blood product to the right patient at the right time. With support from dedicated, specially trained personnel, the PBM program is a collaborative partnership between a Versiti community blood center and the hospital to deliver sustained change through education, visible metrics and local presence. It is designed to deliver at least a 20% reduction in blood utilization over a 3-5 year period, and to improve efficiencies in the transfusion practice value chain.