Hospital Streamlines Transfusion Process by Upgrading Blood Bands

The Blood Bank staff at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) wanted to upgrade the blood bands that they were using to address the number of steps involved in preparing them. Read this case study to see how the Phlebotomy and Blood Bank teams worked together to implement a new type of blood band, and the effect that the new system has had on the transfusion service offered by the hospital.