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Blood Centers of the Pacific is a community based, nonprofit blood center that collects blood donations and provides safe blood and blood components for transfusion and also related services to more than 40 hospitals 〔"()." Blood Centers of the Pacific. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.〕 in the Bay Area and Northern California. An affiliate of United Blood Services, the second largest blood collection organization in the U.S., it also houses the Blood Systems Research Institute 〔"()." Blood Systems Research Institute. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.〕 Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. BCP is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the California Department of Public Health. It's also accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks and the European Union and a member of America's Blood Centers,〔"()." America's Blood Centers. Retrieved July 15, 2010.〕 a national network of community-based blood centers. ==Organizational History== In June 1941, the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank opened its doors in response to the lack of a sufficient method of obtaining and storing blood for later use - by both the military and community hospitals in the San Francisco area. The aim was to ensure that patients in the Bay Area would never again be without an adequate supply of blood. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank is credited as the very first community blood bank in the nation.〔"()."America's Blood Center's: History of Blood Banking. Retrieved July 15, 2010.〕〔"()". Innovators & Pioneers. Retrieved August 10, 2010.〕 The San Francisco Medical Society 〔"()."San Francisco Medical Society. Retrieved July 9, 2010.〕 granted the fledgling blood bank permission to operate out of the basement floor of an old San Francisco home, the Irwin Mansion. However, after years of growth, the blood bank expanded its blood collection operations throughout Northern California. It soon became clear that a bigger facility was needed for its headquarters. In April 1955, Irwin opened its new doors at Masonic and Turk Streets in San Francisco. The Blood Centers of the Pacific headquarters still exist at this location today. In 1997, the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank merged with the Peninsula Memorial Blood Bank to become Blood Centers of the Pacific — a name that encompasses the large region served by the now one organization. In 1999, Blood Centers of the Pacific affiliated with United Blood Services, the nation’s largest blood collection organization. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blood Centers of the Pacific」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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