Blood, one of our most precious resources, is nearly always in short supply. Surgeries, chemotherapy, and other medical treatments allow people to live longer than ever before, but this results in a continually growing need for blood. At the same time, fewer people are qualified or willing donors, so there's a widening gap between blood supply and demand. Haemonetics' technology is an important part of the answer to this problem.

Haemonetics also offers an array of automated blood collection devices to help alleviate blood shortages. Although blood is generally collected as whole blood, it is usually transfused as blood components (red blood cells, plasma or platelets), according to the patient's specific need. Haemonetics' systems make it possible to collect multiple units of selected blood components from one donor, thereby enabling blood collectors to get more usable blood from a smaller donor base.

Haemonetics also offers products for surgical blood salvage - also known as autotransfusion. This is a process in which blood lost by a surgical patient is collected, cleaned, and made available for reinfusion to that patient. Used in close to a million surgeries each year, this procedure has become an integral part of blood management and conservation programs of hospitals. It saves money for hospitals and preserves their blood inventories.

Haemonetics' commitment to blood collection and conservation extends beyond physical products. Quality, technical leadership, responsiveness, service, and product availability - those are also our commitments to our customers and to their customers, the donors and patients.