We are part of a system of 3 hospitals. We are a the largest and one of the other facilities is now a Critical Access Hospital, with only point of care testing in the lab. Previously they performed Blood Bank testing (very rare) and stocked 2 O Negative RBCs, but will no longer do this.

Now, are thoughts are that if a patient at the CAH needed blood products, we would Emergency Release units to the hospital and then the sample for TS and compatibility testing would be returned to us for testing. The CAH would only be performing the transfusion. Our thoughts were to have "packets" pre-made that contained all the information, forms, ect that would be needed both at our facility (for sending units/insturctions for CAH) and at the CAH (for returning blood specimen), so that these could be "grab & go."

Is anyone currently supplying blood products to a CAH, that would be willing to share policies & procedures?

Any ideas or input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

We have some stand alone ERs that stock Oneg and Opos RBCs and AB frozen plasma. They just follow our policy on emergency issue of blood products. Specimens are drawn and sent to the Hospital that oversees the ER where all the testing is performed.