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Every two seconds, someone needs blood. In partnership with our service hospitals, patients in our communities receive the necessary blood products and skillful, compassionate care to meet their individual needs.
Some patients need to give blood components or undergo apheresis (ay-fur-ee-sis) procedures as part of their treatment for certain diseases. Apheresis utilizes a centrifuge that spins the blood to separate the components, removing the desired component and returning all remaining components to the patient.
Before a scheduled surgery, some patients referred by a physician can store their own blood for transfusion.
When ordered by a physician, patients may specify their own donors for an expected transfusion.
Patients referred by a physician may receive injections and / or immunizations.
Services and research help care for patients with low platelet counts.
The Blood Center offers 24-hour education and consultation on transfusion medicine-related issues to the medical community within its service region in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri.
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