September 24, 2021 – Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle, Washington joins the Alliance for Community Transfusion Services (ACTS) – a strategic and operational alliance of independent blood centers committed to improving efficiency, operations, and opportunities to best serve donors and patients.
Bloodworks Northwest, based in Seattle, WA is the 14th independent blood center to join the ACTS. The Alliance was formed in 2010 to strengthen relationships between community blood programs and their local hospitals and stakeholders.
“We’re honored to have Bloodworks Northwest join our Alliance,” said Nelson Hellwig, chief executive officer of ACTS. “Adding such a highly regarded blood center with its outstanding leadership and robust services will make our group stronger and more successful in the lifesaving work we do. Additionally, having a powerful presence in the Pacific Northwest significantly elevates our capacity to share resources and best practices.”
“Bloodworks Northwest is pleased to be part of such a collaborative network of independent blood centers that are responsible for ensuring a safe and reliable blood supply across many areas of the nation,” said Curt Bailey, president and CEO of Bloodworks Northwest. “We are excited by the prospect of working together toward ongoing improvements in service to our communities.”
About Bloodworks Northwest
Bloodworks Northwest is backed by 75 years of Northwest history and 250,000 donors. It is local, nonprofit, independent, volunteer-supported and community-based. A recognized leader in transfusion medicine, Bloodworks serves patients at hospitals in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska — partnering closely with local hospitals to deliver the highest level of patient care. Comprehensive services include blood components, complex cross-matching, specialized lab services for organ transplants, care for patients with blood disorders, and collection of cord blood stem cells for cancer treatment. Bloodworks Research Institute performs leading-edge research in blood biology, transfusion medicine, blood storage and treatment of blood disorders. Patients with traumatic injuries, undergoing surgeries or organ transplantation, or receiving treatment for cancer and blood disorders all depend on our services, expertise, laboratories and research. Learn more at bloodworksnw.org.
About the Alliance for Community Transfusion Services
The Alliance for Community Transfusion Services (ACTS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a strategic and operational alliance of independent blood centers that annually collect, process, and distribute more than 1.75 million blood products to over 800 healthcare facilities and provide various technical services, therapeutic treatments and cellular laboratory operations throughout the United States. Other ACTS members include Carter BloodCare (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX), Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank (Hershey, PA), Coastal Bend Blood Center (Corpus Christi, TX), Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO), Houchin Community Blood Bank (Bakersfield, CA), LifeShare Blood Center (Shreveport, LA), MEDIC Regional Blood Center (Knoxville, TN), Oklahoma Blood Institute (Oklahoma City, OK), Shepeard Community Blood Center (Augusta, GA), South Texas Blood and Tissue Center (San Antonio, TX), SunCoast Blood Centers (Sarasota, FL), Community Blood Center (Appleton, WI) and We Are Blood (Austin, TX).
ACTS members collectively meet challenges and support one another through shared resources, group initiatives, and collective expertise. Through this unique collaboration, ACTS members enjoy the scaled economic benefits typically associated with large, centralized operations without sacrificing the qualitative benefits of independent, community blood banking.
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Bloodworks Northwest Media Contact:
John Yeager
(425) 765-9845
[email protected]
Alliance for Community Transfusion Services Media Contact:
Nelson Hellwig, MBA
(504) 575-2139
[email protected]