GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER JOINS NATIONAL BLOODJuly 11, 2024
Media Release (for immediate release)
GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER JOINS NATIONAL BLOOD
MEDIA CONTACT:
Doug Morton, Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Blood Bank
619-992-7322
dmorton@sandiegobloodbank.org
(July 11, 2024) – The National Blood Collaborative announced the addition of the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, headquartered in Houston, Texas, to its membership.
Founded in 2012, the National Blood Collaborative is a national network of leading blood centers
working together to respond to the increasing economic demands of hospitals and healthcare systems.
The organization delivers blood management services through local and not-for-profit, community-
based centers. It comprises nine blood centers that collect, process, and distribute more than 1 million
blood components every year, serving hospital customers in 36 states.
“We are excited to welcome the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center into our group of affiliated blood
centers from across the nation,” said Doug Morton, chair of the National Blood Collaborative Board of
Directors. “We look forward to working closely with their leadership on our strategic objective to create
groundbreaking initiatives and innovations to support hospitals and local communities.
“Membership in this organization aligns us with like-minded leaders,” said Nikhil Nayak, President & CEO
of Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center.
“Together, we can work towards solving some of today’s mostdifficult challenges as blood operators and embrace innovation and the future of our industry.”
As part of the Collaborative, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center joins fellow members Kentucky Blood
Center, LifeServe Blood Center, LifeSouth Community Blood Center, Impact Life, Rock River Valley Blood
Center, San Diego Blood Bank, Stanford Blood Center, and The Blood Center.
“Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center and their leadership team brings experience and expertise to our organization and will prove beneficial in our collaborative efforts,” added Doug Morton.
About Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, headquartered in Houston, Texas, provides blood and blood
components to more than 170 hospitals and health care facilities in a 26-county Texas Gulf Coast region.
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is a nonprofit organization accredited by the Food and Drug
Administration. Founded in 1975, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is an independent community blood
center with 18 fixed sites and conducts more than 7,000 mobile blood drives annually to support one of
the nation’s most diverse cities and the world’s largest medical center. The center also operates Cellular
Life Solutions to support the growing demand for high-quality human cellular starting material. They
have a mission to partner with the community to help save and sustain lives by providing a safe supply
of blood, biotherapies, and related services. For more information, visit www.giveblood.org.
About National Blood Collaborative
National Blood Collaborative (NBC) is a national network of leading blood centers that came together in 2012 to create a new U.S. blood services organization. Working in partnership, the National Blood Collaborative has the capacity to respond to the increasing economic demands of hospitals and
healthcare systems—efficiently and cost effectively. NBC delivers blood management services through
local and not-for-profit community-based centers by collecting over a million units of blood a year and
distributing to hospitals in 35 states. NBC is also a worldwide provider of biological products to life
sciences and pharmaceutical companies, specializing in all human blood derived products, platelet
lysate, cord blood and specialized donor draws requiring IRB approved collections on a national scale.
For more information about NBC, visit www.nationalbloodcollaborative.org.
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