(Sioux City)– The Blood Center of Iowa and Siouxland Community Blood Bank announced today (Wed.) they’re merging operations and are now known as LifeService Blood Center.
While the announcement is being made today (Wed.), the merger was made official April 1st.
Officials with the two former centers say a need for increased efficiency led to the need to combine operations.
They add donors should see little difference in operations and programs.
They also say the merger will help contain healthcare costs by lowering the cost of a unit of blood by consolidating technical and medical expertise, information technology and human resource practices, along with enhanced marketing opportunities for the acquisition of blood banking equipment, supplies and blood testing protocols.
The Blood Center of Iowa provides blood and blood products to 50 hospitals in central and western Iowa and Nebraska; Siouxland Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier of blood and blood products to 37 hospitals in northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota.
