Regional blood center automation.
The operation of an automated regional blood center is outlined. The basic approaches used to achieve economical automation that is compatible with existing manual protocols are described. Finally, the role of centralized, automated blood typing is discussed in the context of the operations of The Greater New York Blood Program which involves a central Groupamatic blood typing facility serving four blood centers.
D001771:Blood Banks; D003201:Computers; D009518:New York