About LIFESHARE BLOOD CENTER
Our mission is to provide quality blood and blood components for use by patients on an efficient basis.
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Shreveport, LA
- Founded
- 1942
- Company type
- Nonprofit
LifeShare Blood Center regularly supplies blood components to approximately 100 medical facilities, primarily throughout Louisiana, east Texas and south Arkansas. Founded in Shreveport, LA in 1942, it is a nonprofit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and accredited by AABB.
The Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) is one of only 66 AABB accredited IRL's in the world and a supplier of rare blood as a member of the American Rare Donor Program.
Our Scientific Support Services have a reputation for the use of molecular techniques to assist with complex BB investigations. They are one of just six AABB accredited molecular labs in the world and provide consultative services utilizing specialized testing to resolve the most difficult compatibility or serological problems including such specialized tests such as the monocyte-monolayer assay (MMA), which is performed by only four laboratories in the country.
Specialties
- Blood Banking
- Therapeutic Blood Collection
- and Immunohematology Reference Lab
Company locations
8910 Linwood Ave., Shreveport, LA 71106, US
4305 Laurel Street, Beaumont, TX 77707, US
214 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601, US
2909 Kilpatrick Blvd., Shreveport, LA 71201, US
5745 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810, US
1523 Doctors Dr, Bossier City, Louisiana 71111, US
4020 Summerhill Road, Texarkana , Texas 75503, US
2051 N Mall Dr, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301, US
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Business areas
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Non Profit
- Professional Services
- Biotechnology
- Medical
- Personal Health
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