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History of blood banking. Early 1970s Hospitals accepted both paid and volunteer blood donors Recipients frequently developed hepatitis following transfusions Correlation made between paid donors and one or more positive test results for hepatitis Mid 1970s - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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History of blood bankingEarly 1970s• Hospitals accepted both paid and volunteer blood donors
• Recipients frequently developed hepatitis following transfusions
• Correlation made between paid donors and one or more positive test results for hepatitis
Mid 1970s• FDA instituted a new rule – blood from paid donors needed to be
labeled accordingly
• Many hospitals no longer wanted blood from paid donors
Four local hospitals in Gainesville, Fla. searched for a community blood bank to recruit volunteer blood donors.
LifeSouth established in 1974
• 12 Civitan Service Club members personally signed the note for $50,000 to start a blood center
• Civitan Regional Blood Center was born
• Collected 7000 units in the first year with 15 employees
*Philip H. Baker Clayton A. Bird
*Reeves H. Byrd, Jr. Neil A. Butler
Conrad Dutton William H. Gardner Thomas H. Glenn Ralph Grams, MD Theodore C. Hayes
*John Mallory Homer A. Paschall
K. Kendall Pierson, MD*Donald F. Rothwell
*Everett Scroggie, Jr. Carter P. Seymour J. Edward Singley
Nelson Smith Richard T. Smith, MD
*Still in Gainesville
LifeSouth in the1980s1980 – Suwanee Valley Region opened in Lake City, serving Gainesville hospitals
1983 – Citrus Region opened, serving Seven Rivers Hospital and Citrus Memorial
1987 – Hernando Region opened in Brooksville, serving HCA Oak Hill Hospital and Lykes Memorial
1993 – The Putnam Region
opened, serving Putnam Community Hospital
1994 – Birmingham Region opened at the request of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center and the Birmingham VA Medical Center
1995 – Greater Atlanta Region
opened, serving Georgia Baptist Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital
LifeSouth in the1990s
1995 – East Alabama Region
opened in Opelika, Ala.
1997 – Northeast Georgia Region opened in Gainesville, Ga.
1998 – South Alabama Region opened in Montgomery, Ala., serving Jackson Hospital
– LifeCord began in partnership with Shands to collect cord blood
1999 – Westside Baptist Church on Newberry Road in Gainesville, Fla. purchased for $2.1 M for corporate headquarters
1990s continues with growth
2001 – LifeCord sent first cord
blood unit for transplant
2002 – North Alabama Region in Huntsville, Ala. opened, serving Huntsville Hospital, Decatur General Hospital, Shoals Hospital, Marshall Medical Center, Parkway Medical Center, Hartselle Medical Center and Baptist Lawrence Medical Center
2003 – Wiregrass Region opened in Dothan, Ala.
2004 – Marshall Region opened in Albertville, Ala.
– Morgan Region opened in Decatur, Ala.
Expansion continues
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2007 – Coastal Alabama Region
opened, serving Mobile Infirmary, Infirmary West, North Baldwin Infirmary, Thomas Hospital, Providence Hospital, Springhill Memorial Hospital, USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital and USA Medical Center
2008 – Baldwin Region opened in Daphne, Ala.
– Shoals Region opened in Sheffield, Ala.
– Southern Crescent Region opened in McDonough, Ga.
HQ
Our headquarters
Civitan Regional Blood Center's first offices on 13th Street
1974Today on
Newberry Road
Our bloodmobiles
1974
Today over 40 bloodmobiles
Today
• 31 Donor Centers• 40 Bloodmobiles• 63 Courier Vehicles• 1 Airplane
LifeCord• LifeCord shipped 111
cord blood units, saving lives in 23 states and nine countries
• LifeCord received FDA licensure, becoming one of only five licensed cord blood banks in the country
Awarded
Proud supporter of Innovation Gainesville
We celebrate 40 years with• our 1.6 million
AMAZING donors
• our 100 + hospital partners
• Our 800 dedicated employees
We celebrate all 4.4 million lifesaving donations
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Blood Donations Over 40 Years
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We celebrate our patients
We celebrate all the lives saved
Join us for our 40-Year Celebration• At LifeSouth on 13th St.• Thursday, August 15• 5 p.m. Ribbon cutting for Civitan renovation• 5:30 p.m. 40-Year Celebration and
Gainesville Chamber After Hours• Entry fee is school supplies to support local
schools
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