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	In June, 2018 it was announced that the local blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been open Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be open Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (17)		In June, 2018 it was announced that the local blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been open Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be open Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (17)

			During the [[PANDEMIC]], the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center was the participating distributor in the Mayo Clinic plasma program. (18)

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	17. Kruse, John. "More Mobile Blood Drives Likely," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 13, 2018, p. 3A		17. Kruse, John. "More Mobile Blood Drives Likely," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 13, 2018, p. 3A

			18. Fisher, Benjamin, "Plasma Treatment Common in Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 16, 2020, p. 1A



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	1. ~~MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER~~ website		1. Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center website

	2. Ibid.		2. Ibid.

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	MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER. Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is a not-for-profit organization that was established to bring the concept of shared blood services to the Quad Cities region. By uniting the Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa blood banks, the founders helped develop a safe, plentiful supply of blood for patients in local hospitals.		MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER. Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is a not-for-profit organization that was established to bring the concept of shared blood services to the Quad Cities region. By uniting the Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa blood banks, the founders helped develop a safe, plentiful supply of blood for patients in local hospitals. (1)

	On a national level, the first blood centers were founded in the 1940s, primarily in response to the need for component technology and storage to support the war effort. The first regulations were introduced through the National Institutes of Health; in 1947 the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) was founded just as many local communities were developing their own community blood centers.		On a national level, the first blood centers were founded in the 1940s, primarily in response to the need for component technology and storage to support the war effort. The first regulations were introduced through the National Institutes of Health; in 1947 the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) was founded just as many local communities were developing their own community blood centers. (2)

	MVRBC was founded in the mid-1970s when a shift in blood banking was made toward tightly controlled, process-oriented regulations and away from hospital-based control. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for current Good Manufacturing Practices were established, along with a separation of blood products into those derived from volunteer and paid donors. A total of 17,000 post-transfusion cases of hepatitis were reported, and the first hepatitis test was introduced.		MVRBC was founded in the mid-1970s when a shift in blood banking was made toward tightly controlled, process-oriented regulations and away from hospital-based control. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for current Good Manufacturing Practices were established, along with a separation of blood products into those derived from volunteer and paid donors. A total of 17,000 post-transfusion cases of hepatitis were reported, and the first hepatitis test was introduced. (3)

	In 1974, the National Blood Policy was developed to assure a safe and adequate blood supply. The policy encouraged “regionalization” of the blood supply, utilizing the community blood center as a model. It also phased out the paid donor system and established a private-sector group, called the American Blood Commission, to oversee activities in blood collection.		In 1974, the National Blood Policy was developed to assure a safe and adequate blood supply. The policy encouraged “regionalization” of the blood supply, utilizing the community blood center as a model. It also phased out the paid donor system and established a private-sector group, called the American Blood Commission, to oversee activities in blood collection. (4)

	At MVRBC, significant policy changes included elimination of the Family Plan and replacement fees for blood. Mobile operations were also begun, with the John Deere Foundry sponsoring the first drive in 1975. MVRBC began blood collection automation, with the introduction of apheresis technology to collect platelets and plasma. This was temporarily discontinued in 1982 because of cost constraints. Today, automated apheresis donations are central to the Blood Center’s ability to meet patient need.		At MVRBC, significant policy changes included elimination of the Family Plan and replacement fees for blood. Mobile operations were also begun, with the John Deere Foundry sponsoring the first drive in 1975. MVRBC began blood collection automation, with the introduction of apheresis technology to collect platelets and plasma. This was temporarily discontinued in 1982 because of cost constraints. Today, automated apheresis donations are central to the Blood Center’s ability to meet patient need. (5)

	Questions about the quality of the blood supply in the 1980s increased regulatory oversight. As new tests and processes were developed (increasing safety and also cost), community blood centers began to trend more strongly towards consolidation. MVRBC experienced the impact of this trend by adding new hospitals and territory through the 1990s and beyond. In 2001, MVRBC merged with the Southeast Iowa Blood Center, based in Ottumwa, Iowa.		Questions about the quality of the blood supply in the 1980s increased regulatory oversight. As new tests and processes were developed (increasing safety and also cost), community blood centers began to trend more strongly towards consolidation. MVRBC experienced the impact of this trend by adding new hospitals and territory through the 1990s and beyond. In 2001, MVRBC merged with the Southeast Iowa Blood Center, based in Ottumwa, Iowa. (6)

	Also that year, MVRBC became the first blood center in the nation to implement an interactive video donor screening system, called the Quality Donor System® (QDS). Using a recorded questionnaire and touch-screen computers, the system provided donors a higher degree of privacy in the donor screening process.		Also that year, MVRBC became the first blood center in the nation to implement an interactive video donor screening system, called the Quality Donor System® (QDS). Using a recorded questionnaire and touch-screen computers, the system provided donors a higher degree of privacy in the donor screening process. (7)

	The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to a spike in donations nationwide as millions of Americans responded to the crisis by giving blood. MVRBC joined independent community blood centers across the country in asking blood donors to postpone their donation by making an appointment in the weeks and months that followed 9/11.		The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to a spike in donations nationwide as millions of Americans responded to the crisis by giving blood. MVRBC joined independent community blood centers across the country in asking blood donors to postpone their donation by making an appointment in the weeks and months that followed 9/11. (8)

	With increasing military conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East, MVRBC in 2002 was selected as one of six “hub” centers to supplement the military’s blood supply. The selection was the result of an agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense, the Armed Services Blood Program and America’s Blood Centers.		With increasing military conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East, MVRBC in 2002 was selected as one of six “hub” centers to supplement the military’s blood supply. The selection was the result of an agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense, the Armed Services Blood Program and America’s Blood Centers. (9)

	The Blood Center expanded its service region to include hospitals in and around St. Louis, Missouri in 2005. MVRBC’s St. Louis operations are based out of an administrative center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, which also houses a reference laboratory that supports hospitals in developing a complete work-up for difficult samples and identifying appropriate matching blood for patients.		The Blood Center expanded its service region to include hospitals in and around St. Louis, Missouri in 2005. MVRBC’s St. Louis operations are based out of an administrative center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, which also houses a reference laboratory that supports hospitals in developing a complete work-up for difficult samples and identifying appropriate matching blood for patients. (10)

	~~In 2007,~~ MVRBC ~~formed the “Give Blood, Share Life” collaboration with Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa~~ to ~~increase community visibility, expand capacity~~ and ~~enhance product availability~~ in the ~~Cedar Rapids area~~. ~~In 2008~~, ~~the Blood Center completed a successful fund raising campaign for a new bloodmobile~~ and ~~dedicated this new resource~~ in ~~August of 2008~~.		MVRBC began providing service to [[MERCY MEDICAL CENTER]] and [[FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE)]] in the fall of 2002 while the donation center opened on February 1, 2003. With the addition of the Dubuque center, MVRBC operated twelve donor centers and served 36 hospitals in 31 counties throughout eastern Iowa and western Illinois. (11)

	~~In July 2010~~, ~~MVRBC merged operations~~ with ~~Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield~~, ~~Illinois~~. ~~Together~~, the ~~combined organizations collect~~ blood ~~at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year~~.		Located at 4867 Asbury Road, the center aimed at collecting 75 units each week with an ultimate goal of annually collecting 4,000. Once local needs were met, the center helped ensure an adequate blood supply throughout the United States through a resource sharing program. (12)

	In June, 2018 it was announced that the local blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been open Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be open Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (1)		In 2007, MVRBC formed the “Give Blood, Share Life” collaboration with Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to increase community visibility, expand capacity and enhance product availability in the Cedar Rapids area. In 2008, the Blood Center completed a successful fund raising campaign for a new bloodmobile and dedicated this new resource in August of 2008. (13)

			In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year. (14)

			In June, 2018 it was announced that the local blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been open Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be open Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (15)

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	1. Kruse, John. "More Mobile Blood Drives Likely," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 13, 2018, p. 3A		1. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER website

			2. Ibid.

			3. Ibid.

			4. Ibid.

			5. Ibid.

			6. Ibid.

			7. Ibid.

			8. Ibid.

			9. Ibid.

			10. Ibid.

			11. Hogstrom, Eric, "Blood Donation Center Opens," ''Telegraph Herald,'' February 20, 2003, p. 2

			12. Ibid.

			13. MVRBC website

			14. Ibid.

			15. Kruse, John. "More Mobile Blood Drives Likely," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 13, 2018, p. 3A


	~~MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER website~~

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	In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year.		In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year.

	In June, 2018 it was announced that the blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been ~~pen~~ Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be ~~pen~~ Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (1)		In June, 2018 it was announced that the local blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been open Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be open Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (1)

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	In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year.		In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year.

			In June, 2018 it was announced that the blood center was expanding to include office space that was vacant next door. The area would serve as the base for a new mobile drive team and initially three part-time staffers would be hired. The new staff also allowed for expanded hours. Previously the center had been pen Tuesday through Thursday with every other Friday and Saturday. With the new staff, the center would be pen Monday and eventually every Friday and Saturday. (1)

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			1. Kruse, John. "More Mobile Blood Drives Likely," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 13, 2018, p. 3A

	MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER website		MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER website

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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER. Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is a not-for-profit organization that was established to bring the concept of shared blood services to the Quad Cities region. By uniting the Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa blood banks, the founders helped develop a safe, plentiful supply of blood for patients in local hospitals.

On a national level, the first blood centers were founded in the 1940s, primarily in response to the need for component technology and storage to support the war effort. The first regulations were introduced through the National Institutes of Health; in 1947 the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) was founded just as many local communities were developing their own community blood centers.

MVRBC was founded in the mid-1970s when a shift in blood banking was made toward tightly controlled, process-oriented regulations and away from hospital-based control. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for current Good Manufacturing Practices were established, along with a separation of blood products into those derived from volunteer and paid donors. A total of 17,000 post-transfusion cases of hepatitis were reported, and the first hepatitis test was introduced.

In 1974, the National Blood Policy was developed to assure a safe and adequate blood supply. The policy encouraged “regionalization” of the blood supply, utilizing the community blood center as a model. It also phased out the paid donor system and established a private-sector group, called the American Blood Commission, to oversee activities in blood collection.

At MVRBC, significant policy changes included elimination of the Family Plan and replacement fees for blood. Mobile operations were also begun, with the John Deere Foundry sponsoring the first drive in 1975. MVRBC began blood collection automation, with the introduction of apheresis technology to collect platelets and plasma. This was temporarily discontinued in 1982 because of cost constraints. Today, automated apheresis donations are central to the Blood Center’s ability to meet patient need.

Questions about the quality of the blood supply in the 1980s increased regulatory oversight. As new tests and processes were developed (increasing safety and also cost), community blood centers began to trend more strongly towards consolidation. MVRBC experienced the impact of this trend by adding new hospitals and territory through the 1990s and beyond. In 2001, MVRBC merged with the Southeast Iowa Blood Center, based in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Also that year, MVRBC became the first blood center in the nation to implement an interactive video donor screening system, called the Quality Donor System® (QDS). Using a recorded questionnaire and touch-screen computers, the system provided donors a higher degree of privacy in the donor screening process.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to a spike in donations nationwide as millions of Americans responded to the crisis by giving blood. MVRBC joined independent community blood centers across the country in asking blood donors to postpone their donation by making an appointment in the weeks and months that followed 9/11.

With increasing military conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East, MVRBC in 2002 was selected as one of six “hub” centers to supplement the military’s blood supply. The selection was the result of an agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense, the Armed Services Blood Program and America’s Blood Centers.

The Blood Center expanded its service region to include hospitals in and around St. Louis, Missouri in 2005. MVRBC’s St. Louis operations are based out of an administrative center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, which also houses a reference laboratory that supports hospitals in developing a complete work-up for difficult samples and identifying appropriate matching blood for patients.

In 2007, MVRBC formed the “Give Blood, Share Life” collaboration with Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to increase community visibility, expand capacity and enhance product availability in the Cedar Rapids area. In 2008, the Blood Center completed a successful fund raising campaign for a new bloodmobile and dedicated this new resource in August of 2008.

In July 2010, MVRBC merged operations with Central Illinois Community Blood Center, based in Springfield, Illinois. Together, the combined organizations collect blood at 15 fixed site Donor Centers and on more than 3,500 mobile blood drives held each year.

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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER website

[[Category: Blood Centers]]