News and Announcements
Red Cross Cell and Gene Therapy Starting Materials Now Available on Scientist.com
We’re excited to announce that Red Cross Cell and Gene Therapy Solutions can now be accessed through Scientist.com. This new channel makes it even easier for research teams to explore and request our specialized products. Explore our full range of allogeneic source materials, trusted by organizations advancing breakthrough cell and gene therapies, on Scientist.com and our product webpages.
Prepare Your LIS for New Platelet Product Codes
Following the successful implementation of the dual split process, the Red Cross now produces four platelet products from a single high-yield donation, and enhancement from the previous standard of three. All Fourth container products are fully licensed and all customers should be prepared to receive the products, including platelet units with and additional 4th container product code. Please take action now by updating your Laboratory Information System (LIS) with the new product codes listed in the linked table.
A full list of product codes is available in the Hospital Partner Resource Guide (HPRG).
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Educational Resources
Upcoming Events
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Training for competency and Retention
August 6, 2026
Speaker:Gale Suwe, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB
Loyola Medicine
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Complex Cases: Lessons from the IRL
August 20, 2026
Multiple Presenters
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Vital Match Journal Club: SWiFT and TOWAR Studies
August 25, 2026
- Presenters:
- Xiomara Fernandez, MD – George Washington University Hospital
- Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM – George Washington University Hospital
- Professor of Surgery
- Chief o Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Francis X. Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS – University of Pittsburgh
- Emergency and EMS Physician at UPMC
- Professor of emergency medicine
- Xiomara Fernandez, MD – George Washington University Hospital
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PLUS Online
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Prehospital Whole Blood vs. Blood Components for Trauma
On May 18, 2026, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a multicenter study in adult patients with trauma and signs of hemorrhage, comparing prehospital transfusion with group O whole blood (WB) to transfusion with blood components (packed red cells, plasma, or both). WB was screened for anti-A and anti-B titers less […]
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Bringing Blood Closer to the Moment of Need: How Prehospital Transfusion Is Shaping Trauma Care
In trauma care, minutes matter. For patients experiencing life-threatening hemorrhage, the time between injury and hospital arrival can be critical. While emergency medical responders are highly trained to stabilize patients in the field, access to blood products before arrival at the hospital remains limited in many parts of the country. Prehospital transfusion programs are helping change that […]
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Single-center evaluation of low-titer group O whole blood in non-trauma civilian patients
A Level I academic trauma center recently published clinical and transfusion data regarding the use of low-titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) in adult, civilian non-trauma patients with severe hemorrhage, an area of limited published literature.1 The goal was to see if LTOWB could be safely used with outcomes comparable to previously published data regarding […]
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Media Messaging Toolkit
The American Red Cross welcomes participation of our hospital partners in the recruitment of blood donors, especially in times of critical shortages. For your convenience, we have made available prepared messaging and graphics that can be used to promote the need for blood donations.
Blood Supply Messaging Resource Guide
Inform and engage your staff and community about the need for refueling the blood supply through blood and platelet donations.
Blood Saves Lives: Helping People with Sickle Cell Disease
Inform and engage your staff and community about the need for diverse donors to help patients battling sickle cell disease.