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GA HR1666
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/29/2012
Primary Sponsor
Howard Mosby
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AI Summary
- Commends LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, a nonprofit and one of the largest blood providers in the U.S., supplying blood to more than 100 medical facilities across Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
- LifeSouth operates 19 regions with 30 donor centers, 41 bloodmobiles, and 14 indoor blood drive systems, collecting blood at up to 90 venues daily and more than 37,000 units annually for Georgia hospitals
- LifeSouth is a founding member of the National Bone Marrow Registry and hosts the largest event blood drive in the country at Dragon*Con, collecting nearly 3,000 units
- LifeSouth launched LifeCord, the first public cord blood bank in the Southeast, constructing a state-of-the-art cord blood center and partnering with Georgia hospitals to collect and store umbilical cord blood for treatment and research
- Recognizes the Five Points of Life Foundation, LifeSouth's affiliate, as the only U.S. organization dedicated to education and awareness of five lifesaving donation types: blood, apheresis, bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, and tissue/organs
Legislative Description
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers; Five Points of Life Foundation; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/29/2012
Full Bill Text
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