Miller-Keystone Blood Center

Serving Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Southern Luzerne, Upper Bucks, Western Montgomery and Western Schuylkill (PA) and Warren (NJ) counties.

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Miller-Keystone Blood Center Named Exclusive Blood Service Provider to Grand View Hospital

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA –  Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center have announced that effective September 1, 2010, the Blood Center has been named as exclusive blood provider to Grand View Hospital.  In this capacity, Miller-Keystone will serve as the only provider of blood products and services to the hospital and residents of the Sellersville area and surrounding Upper Bucks County communities.

"Grand View Hospital looks forward to working with Miller-Keystone Blood Center, which has a 40-year record of outstanding service to hospitals in our region," said Stuart H. Fine, president and CEO of Grand View Hospital. "The affiliation will enable us to reduce costs while continuing to provide our patients with blood products in a safe and timely manner. We encourage members of our community to join us in supporting Miller Keystone by participating in blood drives held at Grand View Hospital.”

Miller-Keystone Blood Center is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community blood center that has served Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey since 1971.  Headquartered in Bethlehem (PA), Miller-Keystone currently operates five (5) regional donor centers and hosts more than 2,000 bloodmobiles annually.  The Center serves as the only supplier of blood products to 21 hospitals in Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton, Montgomery and Schuylkill (PA), and Warren (NJ) counties.  For over 40 years, the Center has maintained a record of FDA compliance for quality and safety in blood collections, testing and distribution.   They are the fourth blood service in the nation to receive the ISO9001 quality registration, and one of three blood banks in the nation to be named a “Center of Excellence” by Caridian BCT.

“Miller-Keystone Blood Center is privileged to be selected as exclusive blood provider to Grand View Hospital,” says Joseph Yelo, Vice President, Administration. “The Blood Center looks forward to working with the staff at Grand View Hospital and organizations throughout the region, to ensure a safe, stable and continuous blood supply for the community. We will be contacting area schools, churches, businesses and community organizations, in anticipation of establishing donor groups for the purpose of conducting blood drives either on-site, or on one of our self-contained bloodmobile vehicles.”

Mr. Yelo confirms that for the convenience of area residents, the Blood Center also operates a satellite location at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown. This location is open for blood collections on the first and third Monday of every month, from 3pm to 7pm.  To schedule a donation at the Quakertown location, call 800-223-6667.

For more information on the Blood Center’s affiliation with Grand View Hospital, contact Mr. Yelo at 800-223-6667.

2010 Planes & Porsches Event

Hosted by Riesentoter Porsche Club of America, Porsche of the Mainline and Millennium Aviation

   

   

     

   

Miller-Keystone Blood Center Named Exclusive Blood Service Provider to Brandywine and Phoenixville Hospitals

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA –  Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center announced today that effective July 1, 2010, the Blood Center has been named exclusive blood provider to Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital.  In this capacity, Miller-Keystone will serve as the only provider of blood products and services to the hospitals and residents of the Coatesville and Phoenixville areas.  

"Miller-Keystone Blood Center has a 40-year record of outstanding service to hospitals in the region," says Steve Tullman, CEO of Phoenixville Hospital.  "This new affiliation will allow us to continue to provide our patients with necessary life-saving blood products in a safe, timely manner. We strongly encourage all residents in our community to support Miller-Keystone by visiting the upcoming blood drives that will take place here at Phoenixville Hospital and in our region."

"Miller-Keystone Blood Center has made a commitment to provide enhanced services to our community" added Bryan D. Burklow, CEO of Brandywine Hospital," we look forward to working closely with them to provide quality service to our patients and their families."

Miller-Keystone Blood Center is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community blood center that has served Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey since 1971.  Headquartered in Bethlehem (PA), Miller-Keystone currently operates five (5) regional donor centers and hosts more than 2,000 bloodmobiles annually.  The Center serves as the only supplier of blood products to 20 hospitals in Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton, Montgomery and Schuylkill (PA), and Warren (NJ) counties.  For over 40 years, the Center has maintained a record of FDA compliance for quality and safety in blood collections, testing and distribution.   They are the fourth blood service in the nation to receive the ISO9001 quality registration, and one of three blood banks in the nation to be named a “Center of Excellence” by Caridian BCT.

“Miller-Keystone Blood Center is proud to be selected as exclusive blood provider to Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital,” says Joseph Yelo, Vice President, Administration, Miller-Keystone Blood Center. “The Blood Center looks forward to working with both the hospitals and organizations throughout the region, to ensure a safe, adequate and continuous blood supply for the community. We plan on contacting area schools, churches, businesses and community organizations, in anticipation of establishing donor groups for the purpose of conducting blood drives either on-site, or through one of our self-contained bloodmobile vehicles.”

Mr. Yelo also confirms that Miller-Keystone Blood Center anticipates opening a new donor center in the Chester County region. Opening of the new center is slated for August 2010.

For more information on the Blood Center’s affiliation with Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital, contact Joseph Yelo, Vice President, Administration, Miller-Keystone Blood Center, at 800-223-6667.

Blood Center Announces Scholarship Recipients for 2010

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA –  Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently named the recipients of the 2010 HCS Student Volunteer Scholarship and the 2010 HCS High School Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship.

 

2010 Student Volunteer Scholarship

Melissa Hornick of Nazareth was announced as recipient of the Student Volunteer Scholarship, a $1,000 award that recognizes outstanding student volunteer participation to the Blood Center by a graduating high school senior.

Melissa joined the Blood Center in 2008, and to date has volunteered more than 135 hours of service as a Donor Aide. During her years at Nazareth High School, she was recognized as Student of the Month, as well as for Perfect Attendance and Honor Roll.  She is also a volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital.  In the Fall, she will begin her studies in the Nursing Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

2010 Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship

The Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship encourages and rewards high school blood drive chair persons for their efforts in stimulating interest and increasing the available blood supply within the nine counties served by MKBC.  This year, a record of 34 scholarship applications were received.  Recipients include (as of May 11, 2010).

2010 recipients include:

  • Cindy Braeunig, Upper Perkiomen High School
  • Sarah Everitt, Career Institute of Technology
  • Frank Hall, Palmerton High School
  • Robert Keyser, Palmerton High School
  • Ryan Miorelli, Tamaqua High School
  • Katie Owens, Marian Catholic High School
  • Krystal Parr, Quakertown High School
  • Dominic Pino, Hazleton High School
  • Elisabeth Raub, Palmerton High School
  • Joelle Stasak, Liberty High School
  • William Thieme, Catasauqua High School
  • Kassandra Ward, Parkland High School

  

For more information on either scholarship opportunity, click here.

   

   

   

 

 

MKBC Donates Blood Units to Haitian Relief Efforts

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA –  Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center today confirmed the donation of 25 units of red cells to Haitian relief efforts. The contribution is part of a cooperative effort with Blood Centers of America, a cooperative of community blood centers providing approximately 30% of the nation’s transfusion requirements.   

According to Joseph Yelo, Vice President of Administration, the donated blood products have been shipped to Community Blood Center of South Florida, where they will be combined with life-saving units donated from other blood centers throughout the nation.  The blood supplies will then be airlifted to Haiti on Tuesday evening, February 2.

“Miller-Keystone Blood Center is privileged to respond to the tragic earthquake in Haiti by providing emergency blood supplies,” stated Yelo, noting that if necessary, additional requests for blood products will be coordinated among its blood center partners throughout the nation.

He confirmed that the donation comes from Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s existing blood inventory, and that the need for a larger donor appeal is not anticipated at this time. 

“However,” he added, “we encourage all eligible donors with the O-negative blood type to schedule an appointment, as individuals having this blood type are ‘universal blood donors,’ meaning that the red cells from an O-negative donor can be given to anyone, regardless of their blood type.”

For more information or to schedule a donation, contact Miller-Keystone Blood Center at 800-223-6667.