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Bloodworks Northwest joins ACTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2021 – Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle, Washington joins the Alliance for Community Transfusion Services (ACTS) – a strategic and operational alliance of independent blood centers committed to improving efficiency, operations, and opportunities to best serve donors and patients. Bloodworks Northwest, based in Seattle, WA is

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Blood centers launch nation’s first emergency blood reserve.

NEWS RELEASEValerie Trammell, Director of Community Relations Oklahoma Blood Institutevalerie.trammell@obi.org | (405) 615-3851 (cell) Blood centers launch nation’s first emergency blood reservePartnership of seven community blood centers launches today OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 9, 2021 – Facing an increasingly unsteady blood supply, a group of community blood centers have founded a

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Abbott Calls for Millennials to Donate Blood

June 12, 2019 Blood Donation: Millennials Needed If more millennials step up to give, they can fill the gap left by aging baby boomers. See why their donations may move the needle. Blood Donation: Millennials Needed | Abbott Newsroom

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Versiti Board Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer

Versiti Board Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer Milwaukee, Wis., — December 14, 2016 – Versiti, Inc., a healthcare organization focused on improving the health of patients and enabling the success of its health care partners in the fields of transfusion medicine, transplantation and blood related diseases, today announced

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ARC, BCA, and ABC providing blood products to Puerto Rico

March 7, 2016 The American Red Cross, Blood Centers of America, and America’s Blood Centers, issued the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announcement of blood product shipments to Puerto Rico in response to the Zika virus outbreak on the island: “Through the support

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BBCS and BCA Establish 1st National BECS Contract

SEATTLE, WA – 3/8/2016 – Blood Bank Computer Systems, Inc. (BBCS) today announced a new partnership with Blood Centers of America (BCA). This partnership marks a major milestone in BCA’s standardization initiative. Blood centers that are BCA members now have the opportunity to select a common BECS and receive a

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QualTex brings health care industry vet on board as COO

Ward Carter has held various roles at Abbott Laboratories SAN ANTONIO – Health care industry veteran Edward (Ward) Carter has been named the new chief operating officer for QualTex Laboratories, effective immediately. He will replace Dirk Johnson, who announced his departure late last year. Johnson will stay with QualTex through

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