Department of Transfusion Medicine's mission is to supply adequate quantity of safe blood and blood components to all patients in need. The centre is licensed by Drug Controller India and is a member of Federation of Bombay Blood Banks as well as American Association of Blood Banks.

Services

• Blood Components
• Apheresis on Cell Separators
• Peripheral Blood Stem Cells for Transplantation
• Umbilical Cord Blood Cells for transplantation

The blood is collected only from voluntary non-remunerated donors and relatives or friends of patients in need of blood. All blood undergoes testing for Hepatitis B & C, HIV and VDRL before being issued for transfusion. The centre is recognized as Zonal Blood Transfusion Centre by National AIDS Control Organization and carries out HIV testing for 9 other blood banks. To ensure reliability of HIV testing, the center participates in Model Performance Evaluation Programme of CDC Atlanta. All laboratories as well as component production undergoes internal quality control. Facilities for histocompatibility testing is provided to potential Bone Marrow Transplant recipients.

The blood is separated mainly in 3 components, Red cells, Platelets and Fresh Frozen Plasma. Cryoprecipitate is prepared as per need. The Single Donor Platelets are also collected with use of cell separator machine.

Bone Marrow Transplant patients are provided a full blood transfusion support with all components which are irradiated. Leukocyte depletion filters are in use for patients who can afford them. The blood and blood components are supplied also to patients in hospitals other than TMH.