Canadian Blood Services

 

 

Contact 1: Derek Mellon, Media Relations Manager

Phone (Bus): (613)739-2300

(Fax): (613)260-6899

E-mail: derek.mellon@bloodservices.ca

 

Address: 1800 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON  K1G 4J5
Web Site: www.bloodservices.ca

Toll-Free Phone: 1-888-462-4056

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Keys: Blood; Blood Donors; Blood Safety; Blood Supply; Bone Marrow; Canada's Blood System; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; Hema-Quebec; Hemophilia; Krever Report; Leukemia; Leukoreduction; Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing; Plasma; Plasmapheresis; Platelets; Red Blood Cells; Research & Development; Scientific Investigations; Stem Cells; Transfusion; West Nile Virus; White Blood Cells; Ontario*.

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Expertise: Established September 28, 1998; approximately 4,500 employees.

 

Mandate: Canadian Blood Services provides a safe, secure, reliable and cost effective supply of blood, blood products and their alternatives and is committed to operating Canada's independent national blood supply system in a manner that nurtures the trust, commitment and confidence of all Canadians.

 

updated: June 30, 2004

 

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