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Canadian Blood Services will implement a two-site National Contact Centre


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… Canadian Blood Services will implement a two-site National Contact Centre Call centre National contact … Blood Services announced today plans to implement a two-site National Contact Centre model in order to provide … greater business continuity protection. The primary site will continue to be at the current location in Sudbury, …

Our new collection site in Toronto welcomes new partners


Tuesday, September 11, 2018

… Our new collection site in Toronto welcomes new partners   Image The donor … 43 donors to Canadian Blood Services’ newest collection site at Yonge and Bloor in downtown Toronto. Their members … April 30 and May 4, with 10 members donating on the site’s grand opening day.  Another 17 members donated that …

New donor centre announced for Scarborough to open by spring 2023


Monday, May 31, 2021

… Scarborough, Ontario to be open by spring 2023. The new site will be over 7,000 square feet and will have the … still to be determined. In three years, the new collection site is projected to collect 25,000 whole blood donations … populated communities in the greater Toronto area. The new site will help increase the diversity of the agency’s staff …

Canadian Blood Services temporarily suspends blood collection in some eastern Ontario communities including Ottawa, Kingston. Platelet collections are ongoing


Friday, February 5, 2021

… of COVID-19 infections in that workplace. The impacted site is not accessible to the public or donors. “Our decision to temporarily close our Concourse Gate site and postpone collection events was steered by our … of COVID-19 involving employees and contractors at the site. An integrated case management team with representatives …

Wellness check questionnaire


Friday, September 18, 2020

… you can expect when entering a Canadian Blood Services site, below. Wellness station (Employee-facing) ON Do not enter this site if you answer YES to any of the following questions: … station (Employee-facing) BC-SASK Do not enter this site if you answer YES to any of the following questions: …

Delivery Urgency


Tuesday, July 3, 2018

… Blood Services can contact their local distribution site to replenish stock inventory, or place an urgent order … STAT Requests can be found below.  Routine Requests Each site has a defined “no later than” routine order submission … prioritize the packing of your order.  Contact  your local site for the “no later than” time. ASAP or STAT Requests All …

Professional Education in transfusion and transplantation has brand new home


Wednesday, August 31, 2016

… Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Jenny Ryan A new and improved site to learn, share and advance in the fields of transfusion … Dana Devine, chief medical and scientific officer. “This site  will be an essential resource for our communities to … learn, share and connect.” The Professional Education site replaces two previous sites, transfusionmedicine.ca and …

Requesting Memorial Donations


Friday, January 10, 2020

Suite of resources available to hospitals as pathogen-reduced platelet roll-out continues


Tuesday, April 25, 2023

… introduced to hospitals served by our Ottawa production site in January 2022. In March 2023, their roll-out continued … to include hospitals served by our Dartmouth production site.    Why manufacture pathogen-reduced platelets? By … in lead up to implementation at the Winnipeg production site. Amanda Nowry is a Canadian Blood Services hospital …

What does automotive manufacturing have to do with saving lives?


Tuesday, September 11, 2018

… in manufacturing production. The Brampton production site, which opened in 2011, is one of nine Canadian Blood Services manufacturing sites in Canada. The site supplies 100 hospitals, processes 344,000 units of whole … distribution teams, making regular visits to the Brampton site and sharing the fundamental principles of the Toyota …