Applied Science, the global leader in whole blood collection products and services, has announced that the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center has purchased ASI’s latest device, the HemoFlow 500, along with HemoVue, its recently introduced cloud-based service. HemoVue works with HemoFlow devices to provide real-time operational data and analytics, significantly improving blood collection and related processes.
The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is a nonprofit organization accredited by the Food and Drug Administration. It is the sole provider of blood and blood components 24/7 to over 170 hospitals and healthcare facilities in a 26-county Texas Gulf Coast region. The center is upgrading its fleet of older HemoFlow 400 devices with 100 state-of-the-art HemoFlow 500xs devices, taking advantage of HemoFlow’s advanced software features for configuring and managing a mixed fleet of devices.
“Unlike other device providers, Applied Science has recognized the value to blood banks of maintaining compatibility across a mixed fleet of devices and made it easy to do,” said Ral Trujillo, Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success at Applied Science. “This allows previous-generation HemoFlow customers to replace older devices as needed instead of all at once, avoiding a larger-than-necessary capital outlay and taking advantage of the latest features and technology while maintaining a single standard operating procedure for blood collections.”
“The HemoFlow 500 by Applied Science mixing scale is a revolutionary compact automated whole blood mixing scale that is transforming the industry,” said Marc Lewis, VP of Operations at Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. “The scale’s user-friendly interface and programmable features ensure consistent and repeatable results, simplifying the whole blood collection process. The HemoFlow is not only durable but accurate when accuracy counts.”
The 500 Series devices are the lightest in the industry, weighing only 3.5 lbs. They have a battery life that supports up to 230 draws per charge, outperforming any other blood mixer and scale device on the market. These devices come with advanced features such as a large touch-screen display, integrated barcode scanner, onboard collection record storage, and wireless connectivity. These features streamline the donation process, maximizing collection efficiency and providing a paperless, automated whole blood collection system. The system removes the need for manual data entry, optimizes each donation, eliminates process errors, reduces waste, enhances profitability, and allows phlebotomists to focus on caring for donors.
“By increasing blood bank automation, we are helping our customers improve efficiency, reduce errors, and better manage inventory and donations, among many other benefits,” said Jonathan Morgan, President and CEO of Applied Science. “Our business is all about harnessing the power of healthcare workflow automation and data to make the delivery of care easier, smarter, more efficient, and frictionless for providers of this vital, life-saving service.”
