Houchin Community Blood Bank Organization Analysis Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) is a non-profit that was founded in April 1951 to provide a safe and adequate blood supply of the patients in Kern County. The purpose of this organization is to save lives by providing blood products. The vision of HCBB is to continue being an independent blood bank providing safe and usable products to the residents of the county. My job at HCBB has taught me the important strategies and programs used to reach the goals of our organization.
Major Strategies There are many strategies that HCBB uses to achieve its mission of providing a steady blood supply in Kern County. The most common approach used by HCBB to make sure there is an adequate blood supply …show more content…
Community Development at Houchin is responsible for organizing the mobiles. They reach out to the community and find businesses and groups that are willing to host a blood drive. Recently this department has been able to reach out to untapped minority markets. The department was able to organize a mobile at the Sikh Church and had a successful drive. These individuals also work with smaller population towns such as Bear Valley and Ridgecrest. The culture of these small communities makes these blood drives successful. Tele-recruiting is the department that is responsible for getting the donors in to the donation sites. This is the department in which I work. We are responsible for calling past donors to see about their availability to give. The calls depend on the type of blood needed and the urgency of the need. For example, O-Positive and A-Positive blood type is usually in the critical level. Therefore, the calls are focused on getting these blood type donors in. Additionally, eligible donors are contacted to see if they are interested in automated donations. The shift in blood products used by hospitals and physicians is causing major change in the recruitment of donors. Tele-recruiters are also responsible for following up with donors to make sure their donation process went well. My department is the beginning and end of the repetitive …show more content…
However, due to the efforts of Kern community members and the Houchin Board of Directors, we have been able to continue operating as an independent blood bank. Currently, HCBB is the sole provider of blood products to the Kern County region, but the market is very competitive. It is difficult for blood banks to remain independent, but the community has aided in helping HCBB remain independent. Moreover, the cultural shift in the United States has made it difficult to get donors in to donate. This is a generation of individuals who get tattoos and piercings, which is the leading cause for deferrals. The blood banks are urging the FDA to review regulations on these outdated deferrals, but the current regulations dictate that individuals cannot donate for long periods of time. Additionally, many donors are not able to get in to donate because of work commitments. The efforts being made to combat this problem are getting mobiles out to these work communities.
Organization
Major Strategies There are many strategies that HCBB uses to achieve its mission of providing a steady blood supply in Kern County. The most common approach used by HCBB to make sure there is an adequate blood supply …show more content…
Community Development at Houchin is responsible for organizing the mobiles. They reach out to the community and find businesses and groups that are willing to host a blood drive. Recently this department has been able to reach out to untapped minority markets. The department was able to organize a mobile at the Sikh Church and had a successful drive. These individuals also work with smaller population towns such as Bear Valley and Ridgecrest. The culture of these small communities makes these blood drives successful. Tele-recruiting is the department that is responsible for getting the donors in to the donation sites. This is the department in which I work. We are responsible for calling past donors to see about their availability to give. The calls depend on the type of blood needed and the urgency of the need. For example, O-Positive and A-Positive blood type is usually in the critical level. Therefore, the calls are focused on getting these blood type donors in. Additionally, eligible donors are contacted to see if they are interested in automated donations. The shift in blood products used by hospitals and physicians is causing major change in the recruitment of donors. Tele-recruiters are also responsible for following up with donors to make sure their donation process went well. My department is the beginning and end of the repetitive …show more content…
However, due to the efforts of Kern community members and the Houchin Board of Directors, we have been able to continue operating as an independent blood bank. Currently, HCBB is the sole provider of blood products to the Kern County region, but the market is very competitive. It is difficult for blood banks to remain independent, but the community has aided in helping HCBB remain independent. Moreover, the cultural shift in the United States has made it difficult to get donors in to donate. This is a generation of individuals who get tattoos and piercings, which is the leading cause for deferrals. The blood banks are urging the FDA to review regulations on these outdated deferrals, but the current regulations dictate that individuals cannot donate for long periods of time. Additionally, many donors are not able to get in to donate because of work commitments. The efforts being made to combat this problem are getting mobiles out to these work communities.
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