Medicine:Blood Emergency Readiness Corps

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Short description: US community blood center organization

The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (known as "BERC" or the "BERC Program") consists of 35 U.S.-based community blood centers that work together to provide an emergency reserve of blood products to respond to a mass shooting or mass casualty event. The program is administered by the Alliance for Community Transfusion Services (ACTS). To date, the BERC reserve has responded to supply blood products needed as a result of the Collierville Kroger shooting (Collierville, TN), the 2021 Oxford High School shooting (Oxford Township, MI), the Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021, and the Robb Elementary School Shooting (Uvalde, TX).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

The following blood centers are participants in the program:

  • Blood Assurance (Chattanooga, Tennessee )[13]
  • Bloodworks Northwest (Seattle, Washington (state) )[14]
  • Blood Bank of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Carter BloodCare (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas )[15]
  • Cascade Regional Blood Services (Tacoma, Washington)
  • Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank (Hershey, Pennsylvania)[16]
  • Coastal Bend Blood Center (Corpus Christi, Texas)[17]
  • Community Blood Center (Dayton, Ohio)[18]
  • Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (Springfield, Missouri)[19]
  • ConnectLIfe (Buffalo, New York)
  • Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center (Houston, Texas)[20]
  • Houchin Community Blood Bank (Bakersfield, California )[21]
  • ImpactLife (Davenport, Iowa)[22]
  • Inova Blood Donor Services (Sterling, Virginia)[23]
  • LIFELINE Blood Services (Jackson, Tennessee)[24]
  • LifeServe Blood Center (Des Moines, Iowa)[25]
  • LifeSouth Community Blood Centers (Gainesville, Florida)[26]
  • LifeStream Blood Bank (San Bernardino, California)
  • MEDIC Regional Blood Center (Knoxville, Tennessee)[27]
  • Miller-Keystone Blood Center (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)[28]
  • Mississippi Blood Services (Jackson, Mississippi)[29]
  • Northern California Community Blood Bank (Eureka, California)[30]
  • Oklahoma Blood Institute (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)[31]
  • Rock River Valley Regional Blood Center (Rockford, Illinois)[32]
  • San Diego Blood Bank (San Diego, California)
  • South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (San Antonio, Texas)[33]
  • Stanford Blood Center (Palo Alto, California)[34]
  • SunCoast Blood Centers (Sarasota, Florida)[35]
  • The Blood Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)[36]
  • The Blood Connection (Greenville, South Carolina)[37]
  • The Community Blood Center (Appleton, Wisconsin)[38]
  • Versiti (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • Vitalant (Scottsdale, Arizona)
  • We Are Blood (Austin, Texas , Texas)[39]
  • Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center (Owensboro, Kentucky)[40]

References

  1. ↑ Connection, The Blood (2021-12-11). "Midwest tornadoes activate nation's emergency blood reserve" (in fr). https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/11/2350317/0/en/Midwest-tornadoes-activate-nation-s-emergency-blood-reserve.html. 
  2. ↑ "Michigan shooting activates nationwide emergency blood reserve ". https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/supply-chain/michigan-shooting-activates-nationwide-emergency-blood-reserve.html. 
  3. ↑ "Collierville shooting activated emergency blood supply" (in en-US). September 24, 2021. https://www.localmemphis.com/article/life/collierville-shooting-activated-emergency-blood-supply-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/522-c7b65515-9c95-4dba-88ff-c98589d6fba4. 
  4. ↑ Corps, Blood Emergency Readiness. "Majority of U.S. blood centers now part of nation's first emergency blood reserve" (in en). https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_stocks/majority-of-u-s-blood-centers-now-part-of-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/article_1989d9fe-b067-554c-bde7-6389e2d37e9a.html. 
  5. ↑ "SunCoast Blood Centers joins national blood donation network in response to mass trauma events" (in en). 2021-12-01. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/suncoast-blood-centers-joins-national-blood-donation-network-in-response-to-mass-trauma-events. 
  6. ↑ Staff, WBKO News. "Blood Assurance joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en). https://www.wbko.com/2022/02/09/blood-assurance-joins-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  7. ↑ Denton, Evan. "ImpactLife joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en). https://www.kwqc.com/2022/01/10/impactlife-joins-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  8. ↑ "Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC)" (in en-US). 2021-09-13. https://www.carterbloodcare.org/blog/2021/09/blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  9. ↑ Southwick, Lee (2022-01-12). "Blood supply severely low, donations needed" (in en). https://www.wdsu.com/article/blood-supply-severely-low-donations-needed/38739044. 
  10. ↑ "Majority of U.S. blood centers now part of nation’s first emergency blood reserve – Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en). https://bloodemergencyreadinesscorps.org/majority-of-u-s-blood-centers-now-part-of-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/. 
  11. ↑ Cochran, Tamlyn. "Blood Emergency Readiness Corp activated to send blood to Uvalde" (in en). https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/05/25/blood-emergency-readiness-corp-activated-send-blood-uvalde/. 
  12. ↑ "Local blood bank sends supply to Texas hospitals after Uvalde school shooting" (in en-US). May 27, 2022. https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/suncoast-blood-centers-uvalde-shooting-texas/67-b5079d23-3777-4982-b48a-795ecfc8841c. 
  13. ↑ Christen, Mike. "Blood Assurance joins emergency readiness network" (in en-US). https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/state/2022/02/13/blood-assurance-joins-emergency-readiness-network/6709741001/. 
  14. ↑ "Blood Emergency Readiness Corps grows to 30 blood centers serving 37 states | Blood Centers of America". http://bca.coop/2022/03/07/blood-emergency-readiness-corps-grows-to-30-blood-centers-serving-37-states/. 
  15. ↑ "Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC)" (in en-US). 2021-09-13. https://www.carterbloodcare.org/blog/2021/09/blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  16. ↑ "Blood centers launch nation’s first emergency blood reserve. | Blood Centers of America". https://bca.coop/2021/09/10/blood-centers-launch-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve-partnership-of-seven-community-blood-centers-launches-today/. 
  17. ↑ "Coastal Bend Blood Center providing products for Michigan after school shooting" (in en). 2021-12-01. https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/coastal-bend-blood-center-providing-products-for-michigan-after-school-shooting. 
  18. ↑ Richardson, Joshua (2022-04-27). "Community Blood Center joins national blood-sharing partnership" (in en). https://dayton247now.com/news/local/community-blood-center-joins-national-blood-sharing-partnership. 
  19. ↑ "CBCO joins effort to increase blood supply during emergencies" (in en-US). 2022-03-22. https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/local-news-local-news/cbco-joins-effort-to-increase-blood-supply-during-emergencies/. 
  20. ↑ Varma, Juhi (2022-07-15). "Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en-US). https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/fort-bend/article/Gulf-Coast-Regional-Blood-Center-joins-Blood-17308396.php. 
  21. ↑ "Houchin Community Blood Bank joins nation’s first emergency blood reserve" (in en-US). 2021-09-09. https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/houchin-community-blood-bank-joins-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/. 
  22. ↑ Denton, Evan. "ImpactLife joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en). https://www.kwqc.com/2022/01/10/impactlife-joins-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  23. ↑ "Inova Blood Donor Services Joins Nation’s First Emergency Blood Reserve" (in en-US). 2022-04-25. https://www.inovanewsroom.org/press-release/2022/04/inova-blood-donor-services-joins-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/. 
  24. ↑ Staff REPORTS. "Lifeline joins national joint blood bank reserve" (in en-US). https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2021/12/03/lifeline-joins-national-joint-blood-bank-reserve/8792590002/. 
  25. ↑ Deckert, Taylor (2022-05-25). "LifeServe Blood Center sending blood to support Texas shooting victims" (in en). https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/lifeserve-blood-center-sending-blood-to-support-texas-shooting-victims. 
  26. ↑ "LifeSouth partners with blood centers amidst national shortage" (in en-US). 2022-01-17. https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/lifesouth-partners-with-blood-centers-amidst-national-shortage/. 
  27. ↑ "MEDIC joins nation’s first emergency blood reserve" (in en-US). https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2022/01/14/medic-joins-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/9163757002/. 
  28. ↑ Rader, Tom. "Miller Keystone sends pints of blood to Texas after deadly school shooting" (in en). https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/miller-keystone-sends-pints-of-blood-to-texas-after-deadly-school-shooting/article_201a2844-dd42-11ec-8d73-4f8e22c1f2d9.html. 
  29. ↑ "Mississippi Blood Services joins mass transfusion program" (in en-US). 2022-01-27. https://www.wjtv.com/news/mississippi-blood-services-joins-mass-transfusion-program/. 
  30. ↑ "Northern California Community Blood Bank joins First Emergency Blood Reserve" (in en). https://www.triplicate.com/news/northern-california-community-blood-bank-joins-first-emergency-blood-reserve/article_e41dba7c-6997-11ec-887f-073026001b0f.html. 
  31. ↑ Branham, Dana. "Oklahoma Blood Institute joining 5-state coalition to shore up emergency blood reserves" (in en-US). https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/09/09/oklahoma-blood-institute-joins-coalition-emergency-blood-reserves/8259554002/. 
  32. ↑ "Blood donations needed after Texas school shooting, Illinois blood banks say" (in en). https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/local/2022/05/25/blood-donations-needed-following-texas-school-shooting-illinois-blood-banks-say/. 
  33. ↑ Burrell, Morgan (2021-09-11). "South Texas Blood and Tissue Center joins first-of-its-kind emergency blood reserve" (in en). https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/south-texas-blood-and-tissue-center-joins-first-of-its-kind-emergency-blood-reserve. 
  34. ↑ "Stanford Blood Center Joins The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en-US). https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/mediareleases/stanford-blood-center-joins-the-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  35. ↑ "SunCoast Blood Centers joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps to help respond to mass casualty events" (in en-US). December 1, 2021. https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/suncoast-blood-centers-set-up-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/67-701dd822-c796-4e00-8b91-08dc1f382976. 
  36. ↑ Francis, Kendal (2021-12-12). "The Blood Center joins nation’s first emergency blood reserve" (in en). https://www.wdsu.com/article/the-blood-center-joins-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve/38495867. 
  37. ↑ "The Blood Connection joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps" (in en-US). 2021-12-06. https://greenvillejournal.com/community/the-blood-connection-joins-blood-emergency-readiness-corps/. 
  38. ↑ "The Community Blood Center responds to emergency blood reserve activation" (in en-US). 2021-12-13. https://merrillfotonews.com/2021/12/13/the-community-blood-center-responds-to-emergency-blood-reserve-activation/. 
  39. ↑ "We Are Blood joins nation’s first emergency blood reserve to combat blood shortage" (in en-US). 2021-09-10. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/we-are-blood-joins-nations-first-emergency-blood-reserve-to-combat-blood-shortage/. 
  40. ↑ staff, New Era. "West Ky Blood Center joins first national emergency blood network" (in en). https://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/article_aca1db43-58c7-5052-a678-1012f34a0235.html. 

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