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cascade regional blood service celebrates 75 years
For 75 years, Cascade Regional Blood Services (CRBS) has been supplying lifesaving blood products and therapeutic procedures to patients in South King, Pierce and Grays Harbor Counties. Their mission to provide a constant, safe, cost-effective supply of blood, blood components, and other related services to the communities has not changed in over seven decades.
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According to Candy Morrison, Director of Communications for Cascade Regional Blood Services, “We owe so much to the generosity of the donors within Pierce County and South King County who help us supply all the blood products for the MultiCare Health System. This community has kept us going all these years through neighbors helping neighbors.”
Every two seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion in the United States, so the demand is high, yet only 5% of eligible donors donate blood. Today, Cascade Regional Blood Services has three donor centers located in Federal Way, Puyallup, and Tacoma. CRBS also has three selfcontained, custom ‘bloodmobiles’ set up at schools, businesses, places of worship, and community events to conduct blood drives. With over 1,000 blood drives a year, their teams are always on the move. And with their growing research programs, CRBS continues to work with local and national medical programs to advance preventative care.
Cascade Regional Blood Services is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 independent community blood center that is an FDA licensed biological manufacturing facility.
v LYNN CASTLE
For Additional Information Cascade Regional Blood Services crbs.net
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