The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Blood Supply Services
Programs that acquire, process, type, transport and store whole blood and blood products including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma constituents for use by people who need transfusions; and which conduct pretransfusion compatibility tests to ensure that blood transfusions, when necessary, are as safe as possible.
Programs that acquire, process, test and store donated umbilical cord blood, i.e., the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth and the cutting of the cord. Cord blood stem cells can be used as an alternative to bone marrow to treat leukemia, lymphoma, severe aplastic anemia, other lethal diseases of the blood or immune system and certain inherited metabolic diseases; and may be the last viable option for people who need a bone marrow transplant and are unable to find a donor. Donated cord blood may also be sold for research. Some banks also allow families to store cord blood of a newborn in situations where a sibling may need a transplant.
Plasma Donation Centers/Drives
Locations where people can come to donate plasma, the straw-colored liquid that carries the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The proteins and clotting factors in plasma are used to create products such as immunoglobin which provides a defense against infection, clotting factors which help people with hemophilia and others whose blood fails to clot normally, and plasma volume expanders which help people who have lost blood either from an injury or during surgery. Donors are generally compensated for their time with a cash payment. Also included are organizations that conduct campaigns which encourage volunteers to donate plasma for specific purposes, e.g., people who have had and recovered from the COVID-19 virus and are willing to donate plasma that may have antibodies that can be used to create plasma infusions which can be used to treat patients who are seriously ill with the virus. Until there is a vaccine, the infusions may be a tool that doctors can lean on, and a single donation can be used to treat several patients.