At present, there are 5 regional blood centers and 23 local blood banks with different functions. All the blood banks[…]

The blood supply system in Greece is a decentralized, hospital-based system. EKEA (HNBTC) is a public legal entity under the[…]

In Germany blood services are provided by four types of organisations: German Red Cross Blood Transfusion Services, state and communal[…]

The French Blood Establishment (EFS) is a public organization established in January 2000. EFS is the only civilian blood transfusion[…]

Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS) is the nationwide and only blood service provider in Finland. Our operations cover the[…]

The Estonian Blood Transfusion Service consists of four separated blood centers merged to the big hospitals: North Estonia Medical Center’s[…]

By law the health care in Denmark is the responsibility of the five regions. Also by law only public owned[…]

The blood transfusion service in Croatia (population of nearly 3.9 million) consists of 7 blood establishments (BEs) and 27 hospital[…]

The French and Flemish sections of the Belgian Red Cross have their own blood institutes. The Flemish section has one[…]

In Austria, over 90% of the processed whole blood is collected by blood services of the Austrian Red Cross. Four[…]