Blood Bank

Blood Bank of FORD HOSPITAL Varanasi’s, is manage by Blood Transfusion Medicine. It is hospital based Blood Bank started in year 2000 as Whole Blood Collection centre and later in 2006 added with the facility of Component Preparation and Apheresis Procedures. All the services are provided round the clock. Good Manufacturing practices (GMP) are followed at all steps of donor’s selection & screening, phlebotomy, serological blood processing and preparation of blood component.

Other Common Criteria’s

• It is safe to donate blood every three months in case of whole blood donation and twice a week or twelve times in a year in case of plateletpheresis.
• Persons with high risk behavior for having AIDS, drug abusers and who had jaundice (Hepatitis B or C) should exclude themselves from blood donation procedures.
• Persons with history of Endocrine disorders (Hormonal imbalance), Bleeding Disorders, Polycythemia (having high Hemoglobin values), Heart Diseases, Epilepsy, Leprosy, Cancers should also exclude themselves from blood donation procedures.

Benefits of Blood Donation are

• By donating one unit of blood you can save three lives.
• Free Health screening every time you donate blood: Hb level, Body weight, Blood Pressure and test for five Major Disease (HIV1&2, HBsAg, HCV, Syphilis, Malaria),reports are informed if any test are found to be positive.
• Enhances production of new Red Blotorod Cells.
• Reduces risk of Heart Disease by reducing cholesterol.