Structure of the Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Ternopil Regional Blood Service Center” of Ternopil Regional Council
Donor Department
Main tasks: planning, registration and screening of donors.
Functions:
- Promotion of voluntary and non-remunerated donation;
- maintaining the regional register of donors and of persons prohibited from donating;
- medical examination of persons wishing to become donors of allogeneic and autologous blood, plasma and blood cells;
- providing methodological support to healthcare facilities on organizing, advocating and promoting donation;
- collection of donor blood at the center and at mobile sessions;
- collection of plasma from donors by plasmapheresis;
- collection of blood cells from donors by cytapheresis;
- primary fractionation of preserved blood collected in polymer containers into components – plasma and blood cells;
- release of blood components after quality control.
Laboratory Department
Main tasks: laboratory testing of donor and patient blood samples
Functions:
- General clinical and biochemical blood tests;
- immunohematological testing for the ABO system, blood typing for Rh system antigens, screening and identification of anti-erythrocyte antibodies;
- selection of blood components for transfusion to a recipient;
- matching a donor to a recipient;
- production of standard immunological reagents and cell panels;
- testing for HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis;
- quality control of testing at all stages of the laboratory screening of donor blood samples.
Department of Logistics and Storage of Donor Blood and Components
Main tasks: registration, storage and release of blood components.
Functions:
- Automated tracking of blood product movement.
- storage of products suitable for clinical use;
- monitoring of blood stocks;
- supply of blood to healthcare facilities and other legal entities and individuals in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine;
- registration and 180-day storage of donor plasma;
- control of plasma storage temperature;
- monitoring the condition of the low-temperature refrigeration equipment that maintains the plasma storage temperature;
- write-off of donor plasma if a viral carrier state or donor illness is detected;
- release of quarantined plasma for supply.
Quality Assurance Department
Main tasks: quality assurance of donor blood and its components
Department functions:
- Microbiological and sanitary-bacteriological testing for sterility control;
- diagnostic testing of biomaterials and abiotic objects to detect and identify pathogens and to determine the sensitivity of isolated cultures to chemotherapeutic agents;
- development and implementation of standard operating procedures for the infectious, immunological and biological safety of manufactured blood products;
- monitoring, evaluation and analysis of processes at all production stages: donor selection; collection of blood and its components; component manufacturing; infectious, immunological and biological safety of blood products; testing of donor blood samples; quality control of blood transfusion products; storage, transportation and cold chain organization for blood products; operational inventory management; and product supply.
Administrative and Management Staff
Contact phone: (0352) 52-52-12Functions:
- Ensuring the statutory activities of the institution;
- organizational and methodological work on the development of donation and transfusion care for the population of the region;
- organization of special measures of the civil protection medical service in case of emergencies in peacetime and during hostilities;
- human resources matters.
