Even after lack of sufficient staff and resources the Model Blood Bank of Ambedkar Hospital has provided 12,086 unit blood, without replacement donor, to the patients in the year 2012.
The blood bank had, with the assistance of other institutions, conducted 74 camps in 2012, in which 4,324 unit blood has been collected. Besides, at times, the percentage of number of voluntary blood donors has been increased and decreased, during the last 12 years.
The Model Blood Bank in Ambedkar Hospital, the biggest hospital of the state, had been started with the establishment of the hospital. In these years, the blood bank has been providing blood to patients free of cost and without replacement donor, as per their needs and according to the situation and saved their lives.
The doctor present in the blood bank and the limited number of employees used to complete all the procedures, from filling the forms to the supply of blood to the patients.
The blood bank has provided 108 unit blood in the month of January 2012, 1191 unit in February, 684 units in March, 847 units in April, 1085 units in May, 709 units in June, 902 units in July, 1089 units in August, 1460 units in September, 1345 units in October, 975 units in November and 719 units in December, to the patients free of cost and without replacement donor.
Similarly, there were shortages of voluntary blood donors in these years. In the year 2011 the shortage of donors was 56.7 per cent, whereas in 2012 it was 41.3 per cent.
In this regard, in-charge of Model Blood Bank Dr Vijay Kapse said that the blood bank has been encouraging people to donate blood. Besides, many a time, patients had been provided blood free of cost and without replacement donor. “We have, along with the associated agencies, organized camps at the state capital and other districts also.”