Patients in areas served by South Texas Blood & Tissue Center are facing an emergency blood and platelet shortage, as donations have not kept pace with demand this fall.
After a hospital visit and calls with nurses, Ashley was about to be in the fight for her life.
During the winter storm in South Texas, a nurse flew by helicopter to San Antonio to donate stem cells for a patient with blood cancer.
Helipad will resupply blood for emergency medical providers and aid in major trauma care.
Since her first diagnosis, Mia has had multiple transfusions including platelets, red blood cells and more. Donations have helped her continue treatment.
The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is helping to launch a first-in-the nation partnership to ensure blood will be available in mass trauma situations and natural disasters.
Jillian Williams, who was featured in 2017 as an STBTC advocate for blood donations while undergoing cancer treatment, is coming home from the Paralympics in Tokyo with a gold medal.
San Antonio City Council District 4, represented by Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, is the winner of the second “SA District Challenge” blood drive competition held in August.
As part of efforts to encourage blood donations and make the process as easy as possible, we teamed up with Harry Hemoglobin on a new video.
In almost 50 years, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center has become much more than the community blood bank its founders envisioned in 1973.
A STBTC team member’s customer service, leadership, and support of the mission of saving lives has led to a national award: Donor Collections Team Member of the Year.
Lilly and Alan Gretzinger What inspired you to join the Blood & Tissue Center Foundation Board? Lilly’s father, Mike Kreager, is one of The Foundation’s