posted November 17, 2008
Blood Assurance will celebrate the opening of the regional blood bank's distribution center, located at 1070 Appling Street, on November 24. The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce will assist with the ribbon cutting at 1 p.m.
Blood Assurance hosted a groundbreaking in January 2008 for the $2 million project, which was completed this month. The opening of the distribution center will also alleviate parking at the downtown center to allow for additional blood donors.
"As Blood Assurance has been asked to serve more and more communities with blood products, our needs keep outgrowing our facilities," said Grady Lane, vice president of community relations for Blood Assurance.
Guests will be able to tour the 24,000 square foot distribution center, which will house the bloodmobiles and non-blood supplies that are needed during the blood donation process. Staff members will have the ability to stock the bloodmobiles from within the building, where the units will be housed away from the elements. The distribution center also features a hydraulic lift for performing routine maintenance on the mobile units.
Additional plans for the regional blood supplier include expanding the current laboratory at the downtown center, which is the testing and storing site for all blood products supplied to 47 area healthcare facilities.
Each day, Blood Assurance needs 400 volunteer blood donors to meet the needs of local hospitals. For more information about Blood Assurance, please visit www.bloodassurance.org or call 423 756-0966.
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