Blood Assurance
Blood Assurance is a non-profit organization designed to provide blood to surrounding hospitals of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, North Georgia, Alabama, Southwest Virginia, and North Carolina areas. Their headquarters is on East 4th Street in Chattanooga.[1]
Blood Assurance was founded in 1972 by the Chattanooga–Hamilton County Medical Society, Chattanooga Area Hospital Council, and Chattanooga Jaycees; it serves more than 70 health care facilities in 47 counties in 5 states. Blood Assurance is a member of the American Association of Blood Banks, America's Blood Banks, Blood Centers of America, the Tennessee Association of Blood Banks, the Tennessee Hospital Association, the Chattanooga Area Hospital Council, the Tennessee Department of Health, and the Georgia Department of Community Health. The organization is licensed by the Alabama State Board of Health, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, the Tennessee Department of Public Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[1]
Locations
As of May 2014, there are 13 donation centers and 13 bloodmobiles.[2]
- Cartersville, Georgia
- Dalton, Georgia
- Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
- Rome, Georgia
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (three locations)
- Cleveland, Tennessee
- Cookeville, Tennessee
- Hixson, Tennessee
- Johnson City, Tennessee
- Tullahoma, Tennessee
- Abingdon, Virginia
- Bristol, Virginia
Key people
The following people are listed in the "Executive Biographies" section on the organization's website.[3]
- Rick Youngblood, President and CEO
- Christopher Swafford, Vice President of Operations
- Steve Perry, Vice President of Finance and CFO
- Dr. Elizabeth E. Culler, Medical Director
- Charlie Callari, Vice President of Marketing and Recruitment
Facilities served
The following facilities are listed as being serviced by Blood Assurance.[4]
Alabama
- Cherokee Medical Center, Centre
- DeKalb Regional Medical Center, Fort Payne
- Highlands Medical Center, Scottsboro
Georgia
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North Carolina
Tennessee
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Virginia
- Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon
- Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax
- Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon
- Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion
References
- 1 2 "About Blood Assurance". Blood Assurance. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Blood Assurance Locations". Blood Assurance. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Executive Biographies". Blood Assurance. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Hospitals". Blood Assurance. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.