Community Blood Bank Closing Fixed Site

The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania is closing its fixed site that is shared with the BRMC Outpatient Lab in the Union Square Plaza, 24 Davis Street as of October 1st. The Community Blood Bank (CBB) has supplied BRMC since 1999 and will continue to do so but with a monthly local blood drive at St. Bernard's Church. The first of those drives will be held on Monday October 22nd from noon to 5:30pm.

The Community Blood Bank has seen fewer and fewer donors at the Davis Street location over the years and it is simply not cost effective to continue that operation. A blood drive where equipment and staff are brought in to a specific location for a specific time is usually much more effective.

The CBB has saved BRMC over $2.5 million dollars since they switched from the American Red Cross in 1999 and it remains the lowest cost blood provider in the entire United States. The CBB also enjoyed the best summer in its 46 year history with no summer blood shortages at all.

"We are looking forward to a smooth transition for our blood donors," says Dan Desrochers Director of Marketing at the Community Blood Bank. "We do it this way in nine other counties with great success."

The Community Blood Bank is licensed by the FDA and holds permits from the New York Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health and has been saving lives since 1966. It is accredited by the AABB and CLIA and is a member of America's Blood Centers.

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Comments

A FAITHFUL 56 day BLOOD DONOR! said…
Many REGULAR CBB DONORS Will Not Be Able To Donate Blood @ the Mobile Monthly Site. This is a SHORT-SIGHTED $$$ DECISION!!!!!
Maybe BRMC Will SWITCH Blood Suppliers like OGH just did...
Anonymous said…
As a REGULAR (every 56 days) Blood Donor, I think this decision will hurt the CBB's ability to continue to supply BRMC with blood products.
I hope the dedicated volunteers who give blood willingly to help save LOCAL lives continue to do so.
CBB won't SAVE $$$...VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS are not SWAYED BY $$$, they are free TO give TO whomever they want!

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