HomeMy WebLinkAbout770600.tiff May, 1977
WELD COUNTY BLOOD BANK POLICY
In the fall of 1976, the Board of County Commissioners established the
Weld County Blood Bank. Because federal laws prohibit the purchase of blood,
Weld County General Hospital must rely on donations for their supply.
Therefore, the Board believes the county bank will be beneficial for all
citizens of Weld County as well as for county employees.
On April 4, 1977, the Board appointed the Blood Bank Use Committee to
monitor the following policy of the Weld County Blood Bank.
POLICY
The bloodmobile will stop at three county buildings (the Centennial
Center, the Walton Building, and the Human Resources Building) at intervals
during the year to collect donations from county volunteers. If the stops
prove inconvenient to employees that want to contribute, they may also go to
the hospital and donate. Each donation (at county buildings or at the hosptial)
will be considered one credit and put in the county blood bank. The blood-
mobile will collect 10-15 donations during each visit so that credits do
not become outdated at one time. (Credits are good for two years from the
date they are drawn. ) Weld County General Hospital will notify the Chairman
or Co-Chairman of the Committee before credits outdate.
Users
All county employees, their sponges, children, parents, brothers and
sisters and retired county employees may use the credits in the Weld County
Blood Bank.
Volunteer Credits
There will be times when no one in the county will need the blood
before it outdates. By permission of the Weld County Blood Bank Use Committee,
the blood bank will give the credit/credits as a "volunteer credit" to a person
in the hospital that needs the blood or to a person that has received alot of
blood and needs help in paying it back to the blood bank.
Release of Credits
Release of county credits can be arranged by contacting the Chairman
or Co-Chairman of the Blood Bank Use Committee; they will contact the hospital
for the release. In an emergency situation, credits will automatically be
released and the Chairman or Co-Chairman will be informed of the number used
and the amount remaining in the county bank.
Blood Bank Call List
Weld County General Hospital's Blood Bank also has a call list of
people willing to donate blood in an emergency situation or if their supply
is depleted. County employees may sign up for the call list when the blood-
mobile stops at the county buildings or may notify the hospital to be put on
their call list. Donations received in this manner will also serve as credits
for the Weld County Blood Bank. Hours at the hospital bank are: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday: 10 AM-3 PM; Tuesday: 12 Noon-8 PM. Thumlays are reserved
for bloodmobile visits.
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