Media Room – Blood Emergency Readiness Corps

The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps launched in September of 2021 and doubled in size by November. It continues to gain new members every month and assist as needed during mass transfusion events.

National News

BLOOD EMERGENCY READINESS CORPS ACTIVATED TO RESPOND TO THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN SOUTH TEXAS

May 25, 2022 No Comments

(BERC Network – May 25, 2022) – Today, the national Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) was activated to send much needed blood to the hospitals in and around Uvalde, Texas, scene of Tuesday’s tragic elementary school shooting that claimed at least 21 lives and left several more injured. “Our BERC Network was activated to help our partner blood center, South Texas Blood

Activations

Blood donations heading to Texas hospitals following mass shooting via KATV.

SunCoast Blood Centers sends blood to victims injured in deadly tornadoes via Fox 13.

The mass shooting at the Kroger grocery store in Collierville activated an urgent need for extra pints of blood after over a dozen victims were rushed to area hospitals Tuesday afternoon.

The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps responded to a call from blood supplier Vitalant rushing to ship boxes of red blood cells for trauma care. More via Action News 5.

ImpactLife ships blood to region impacted by shooting in Michigan via TV 6 KWQC.

Launches

The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps has more than 28 blood centers nationwide. Learn more about each of them below.

CBC JOINS NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MASS TRANSFUSION READINESS

BERC ANNOUNCEMENT IS APRIL 27 AT KALAMAN MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE DAYTON, Ohio – Community Blood Center has joined 30 blood centers across the nation in

CBCO joins Blood Emergency Readiness Corps

MARCH 22, 2022 — Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood products to 44 area healthcare facilities, has joined a first-in-the-nation

Blood Assurance Joins Nation’s First Emergency Blood Reserve

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Facing an increasingly unsteady blood supply, Blood Assurance has joined a first-in-the-nation partnership to ensure preparedness for emergency situations where blood

Mississippi Blood Services joins mass transfusion program

Mississippi Blood Services joins mass transfusion prgram JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As a result of the nationwide blood shortage, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) joined the

Impact Life joins emergency blood network

ImpactLife has joined a first-in-the-nation partnership of community blood centers to help prepare the ImpactLife service region for emergencies that may lead to high demand for blood

Testimony

"As a founding member of the San Antonio Fire prehospital blood program in 2018, I have witnessed dozens of EMS agencies adopt blood programs throughout the nation. With the proliferation of prehospital blood, I have always been concerned that demand may overwhelm supply in a major disaster. The BERC stands as an ingenious collaboration to temporarily assist blood centers when hospitals and EMS agencies manage high demand situations. I truly believe that your organization should coordinate with federal level emergency response agencies such as FEMA to maximize your reach and capabilities. The vision, development, and implementation of BERC is nothing short of amazing. Thank you and a special shout out to my local BERC organization, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center."