EATONTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2005--Chronic blood shortages, escalating blood costs, and the fear of transfusion- related risks have sparked growing interest in alternatives to exposure to donor blood transfusions. Today, Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, the creator of Kansas City’s first and only comprehensive blood conservation program, announces a partnership with Hemo Concepts, Inc., to provide the nation’s first hospital-based school to train other health care providers how to develop and implement their own blood conservation programs. The three-year agreement is with Hemo Concepts, Inc., an integrated blood conservation company based in Eatontown, New Jersey, that provides programs and advanced technology to more than 40 hospitals throughout the nation. The Hemo Concepts School of Integrated Blood Conservation at Saint Luke’s Hospital consists of on-site, hands-on training in integrated blood conservation techniques and technology, combined with the expertise of Hemo Concept’s patent-pending e-BOS(R) (Evidence Based Outcomes System).
