The American Red Cross Therapeutic Apheresis Services are helping professionals save lives in your community every day.

Nationwide, the American Red Cross performs over 10,000 therapeutic apheresis procedures per year. Services offered include*:

• Plasmapheresis
• Cytapheresis
• Photopheresis
• LDL Apheresis
• Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) harvest

 

*Services provided by your local Red Cross Region may vary. Consult your local American Red Cross Region representative about services available in your area.

 

Our Therapeutic Apheresis programs offer hospitals and their patients several advantages:

• Qualified, specialized staff: All of our Therapeutic Apheresis teams are highly trained and accredited by, or in compliance with the policy and procedure requirements of AABB and JCAHO. Medical consultation is available as needed.
• Affordability: Economies of scale and cross-utilization of technology for other areas in each Region allow us to offer affordable therapeutic apheresis services. Utilizing the Red Cross therapeutic apheresis services enables hospitals to provide these services to their patients without investment in equipment and training of specialized staff.
• Availability: In most cases, therapeutic apheresis professionals are available 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week for scheduled and/ or emergency service.

American Red Cross offers THAP Programs in:

Birmingham, AL	205-918-1075
Tucson, AZ	520-319-5700, Ext 306
Atlanta, GA	404-253-5471
Wichita, KS	316-268-0829
Dedham, MA	800-272-7972
Baltimore, MD	1-866-805-3500
St. Louis, MO	800-800-0089
Great Falls, MT	801-892-4001
Missoula, MT	801-892-4001
Charlotte, NC	800-532-0025
Omaha, NE	402-341-2723
West Henrietta, NY	866-274-3737
Columbus, OH	614-251-1441
Toledo, OH	419-535-0707, Ext 116
Tulsa, OK	918-831-1156
Portland, OR	503-528-5521
Philadelphia, PA	1-866-805-3500
San Juan, PR	787-759-7979
Columbia, SC	803-251-6113
Salt Lake City, UT	801-892-4001
Norfolk, VA	757-388-3708