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History of SCBC
- October 1, 1953
Leon County Blood Bank
opens its doors on East Gaines Street with four full-time and two part-time staff. Staff
performed all collection, testing, crossmatching and record keeping. Blood is supplied to
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Prior to this time, blood for patients was collected by
TMH, until a group of concerned citizens in the medical and business community decided a
separate blood bank would better meet patient's needs.
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1969
Moved to new location at 1240 Hodges
Drive, Behind TMH. The move was necessitated by increasing use of police cars to race
blood across town for emergency transfusions.
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1971
Employment of the first Executive Director, Dale Malloy.
-
1973
Established a crossmatch laboratory at
TMH.
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1979
Established a crossmatch laboratory at Tallahassee
Community Hospital. Expanded supply agreements to include hospitals in Calhoun, Liberty,
Gadsden, Madison, and Taylor Counties. Staff now at 60.
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1989
Jeanne Dariotis replaces Dale Malloy as Executive
Director.
-
1991
Implemented a computer system that tracks donors and blood
donations.
-
1993
Expanded supply area to the Archbold system in Georgia,
includes Thomas, Brooks, Grady and Mitchell counties.
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1994
Broke ground for new facility at 1731 Riggins Road,
Tallahassee. Opened branch in Thomasville, GA on Pinetree and Remington.
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1995
Moved into new Tallahassee facility, going from 5,000
square feet to over 20,000. Began supplying blood to Coffee Regional Medical Center in
Douglas, GA.
-
1996
Record number of donors seen: 22,258, collected 19,862
units of blood.
-
1997
Expanded supply area to Bainbridge Memorial Hospital in
Decatur county Georgia.
- 1998
Expanded service area to
Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida.
Revised: 02/16/05
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