Blood Bank Transfusion Services

Key personnel:

Pathologist/Medical Director:

Janet Schmid, M.D.; Phone: 988-5935, Beeper: 551-3330(R)

Manager:

Charlotte Rondeno, MT(ASCP)SBB; Phone: 988-2696, Beeper: 595-7197 (R), Monday-Friday

Senior Technologists

Jeanne Perret, MT(ASCP) SBB; Phone: 988-5006, Saturday-Monday

Iris Williams, MT(ASCP) SBB; Phone: 988-5006, Monday- Friday

Blood and components available:

Whole Blood

Requires approximately one hour preparation time

Packed Cells

Requires approximately one hour preparation time

Washed Red Cells

Requires 40 minutes for preparation. Washed cells outdate 24 hours after washing.

Frozen Red Cells

By special request only. Frozen units expire 24 hours after thawing.

Platelet Concentrates

Require 20 minutes for pooling (10)

Pheresis Platelets

Drawn by special request only

Leukopheresis

Drawn by special request only

Fresh Frozen Plasma

20 minutes required for thawing (1)

Cryoprecipitate (AHF)

30 minutes required for pooling (10)

HLA Matched Pheresis Platelets

By special request. Requires approximately 48-72 hours

Crossmatched Compatible Pheresis Platelets

By special request. Requires approximately 24-48 hours

Irradiated, Leukocyte Depleted, or CMV negative products

Available upon request.

Blood Donors are collected at The Blood Center, Call 592-1560