Our team has also expanded its programs, partnering with leaders within the healthcare industry to develop a wide range of therapies. SAN ANTONIO With hospitals in South Texas running critically short on blood supply after the July 4 holiday, officials with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center are hoping people will roll. Today, we offer many ways to make a difference that include: We understand that the gift of donation is a personal, powerful choice that has the potential to touch a life.
We couldn’t do this without donors like you. The platelets can also be collected through whole blood donations however, six to eight whole blood donations are needed to equal one donation through apheresis. This produces one to three units large enough to affect an adult patient’s platelet count. Celebrate a life by making a gift in memory or in honor of someone special. Apheresis allows us to collect specific components of your blood at a larger volume. Over the years, we’ve evolved as the needs of our patients and hospitals have changed, driven to save lives in as many ways as possible. Direct your donation to a fund close to your heart. This essential service allows front-line workers to focus on the direct care of patients, with confidence that this lifesaving resource will be there when it’s needed most.īut we didn’t stop there. Inspired by a group of physicians, our organization was formed to provide blood to the South Texas region – ensuring a safe and adequate blood supply through proper testing, storage and distribution to hospitals.
For more than 45 years, the nonprofit South Texas Blood & Tissue Center has focused on a critical purpose: to save and improve lives.
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