CRBS SHOUT-OUT: Gordy made platelet donation number 300!
July 10, 2020
Bright and early this morning Gordy made platelet donation number 300. THREE HUNDRED!
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Multicare Vitals: After recovering from COVID-19, MultiCare surgeon donates funds and his own plasma to help others
June 25, 2020
A surgeon at MultiCare contracted COVID-19. Now that he's well, he's donating his plasma to help other patients, through a clinical trial run by Cascade Regional Blood Services in partnership with Mayo Clinic.
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The News Tribune: Convalescent plasma seen as ‘glimmer of hope’ for people suffering from COVID-19
May 6, 2020
Regional blood banks are collecting plasma to send to hospitals, giving sick individuals the antibodies to fight COVID-19.
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South Sound Magazine: Recovered COVID Patients’ Plasma Donations Could Lead to Treatment
April 30, 2020
Cascade Regional Blood Services is taking part in a national effort to search for new treatments and vaccines, largely by looking at blood plasma donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19.
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Kent Reporter: MultiCare Health System Announces New Treatment for COVID-19 Patients: Seeks Plasma Donations from People Recovered from Coronavirus
April 29, 2020
Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System, including hospitals in Auburn and Covington, has another treatment option for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Recovering local COVID-19 patients leading the charge in the race to develop new treatments
April 29, 2020
Washington was the first epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and Pierce County was among the earliest and hardest hit. Now it's at the forefront of the race for new treatments and vaccines, thanks in part to the work of Cascade Regional Blood Services.
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KIRO-7: MultiCare Health System seeks plasma donations from COVID-19 survivors
April 27, 2020
Multicare Health System is asking for survivors of COVID-19 to donate plasma to sick patients.
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TV Tacoma’s CityLine speaks to Cascade Regional Blood Services: Why It’s safe to give blood right now
March 27, 2020
Amanda Westbrook, from TV Tacoma's CityLine speaks to Cascade Regional Blood Services about why now is a safe and important time to give blood.
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The News Tribune: Here’s how you can help Pierce County Service providers respond to coronavirus
March 23, 2020
The News Tribune shares ways you can help, which include making an appointment to donate blood.
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Donating Blood is Safe and an Essential Service for our Communities
March 18, 2020
The FDA and blood center organizations come together to encourage blood donations, assuring people that donating blood is absolutely safe and direly needed.
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South Sound Talk: Cascade Regional Blood Services’ Give Back Scholarship
March 15, 2020
Cascade Regional Blood Services awards four $500 scholarships each year to local high school and college students to educate and increase awareness of the need to give back to one’s community.
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The News Tribune: Another Coronavirus Casualty: Pierce County’s Dangerously Low Blood Supply (EDITORIAL)
March 15, 2020
In Pierce County, the blood supply is down by more than 40 percent, a depletion that could have dire consequences. All healthy adults should consider donating blood now.
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South Sound Talk: Coronavirus Fears Put Nation’s Blood Supply at Risk
March 10, 2020
Amid fears surrounding the pandemic, Cascade Regional Blood Services wants to assure you that it is completely safe to donate blood—and that your donation is absolutely vital to save lives.
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South Sound Talk: Cascade Regional Blood Services Seeking Blood Donations to Build a Diverse Donor Base
February 13, 2020
We've been featured in featured in South Sound talk for our work to expand our donor bas to provide the specific blood products needed for Sickle Cell patients at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.
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South Sound Talk: Pediatric Patients in Urgent Need of Blood Donations at Mary Bridge this Summer
July 11, 2019
Earlier this spring Seattle Children’s Hospital was forced to shut down four of its operating rooms due to mold. With these patients being transferred from Seattle to Tacoma, Mary Bridge is in dire need of donors to help support the high demand for blood products.
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Key Biologics and Cascade Regional Blood Services Partner on Leukapheresis Collections
January 15, 2019
Key Biologics LLC and Cascade Regional Blood Services (CRBS) today announced a multi-year agreement to provide researchers in academia, pharma and biotech with vital blood products and materials for their research and product manufacturing efforts.
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