Services
The Mid-America Division provides customers with a wide range of services in addition to the collection of blood products.
- Transfer of Blood Products – If we request that a hospital transfer blood to another hospital (that would normally be returned), Red Cross route drivers will act as the courier as a convenience to the hospital. You may also transfer blood between facilities and will not be charged a restocking fee.
- Inventory management – Red Cross staff help hospitals with inventory management to help maintain appropriate stocking. Our staff is available for free consultation on hospital stock levels to meet patient needs.
- Reference Laboratory Services – we provide advanced immunohematology reference laboratory services for our customers to support patients with positive antibody identifications and rare blood types.
- Medical Consultation – Our medical directors are available for consultation around the clock.
- Peoria, IL
- Dr. Gary Bachowski
651-291-6390 (p)
or 651-532-0041 (pager)
or Hospital Services
Peoria – 309-674-7549
Chicago – 312-738-2310 (p)
312-388-4721 (cell phone)
- Louisville, KY
- Dr. David Mair
651-290-8994
or Dr. Claire Meena-Leist
502-336-5233
- St. Paul, MN
- Dr. David Mair
651-290-8994
or Dr. Gary Bachowski
651-291-6390
- Omaha, NE
- Dr. Ram Reddy
402-341-2723, ext. 2119
- Madison, WI
- Dr. John Weiss
608-212-6394
- Education – We provide a variety of educational tools for you and your customers.
- Rare Donor Program – We participate in the American Rare Donor Program and can access products for patients.
- Emergency Orders – Our staff is available to provide for emergency needs from distribution centers located across the upper Midwest.
- Clinical Services – such as bedside plasma exchange, photopheresis and LDL Apheresis procedures.