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1601 Ailor Ave. | Knoxville, TN 37921-6702 | phone: 865.524.3074 | fax: 865.521.2642
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Donor Collection Hours: 

Mon-Fri., 8 am to 6:30 pm

Sat., 8 am to 11:30 am

Sun., 1 pm to 4:30 pm

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Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm

Closed most major holidays
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Medic was established in 1958 by Carl Nelson, MD, under the sponsorship of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine. Area physicians supported the independent, not-for-profit blood center because they wanted a source of blood from volunteer donors, and they desired centralization of blood collection, testing and distribution. Medic's operational and capital costs are financed by blood supplier processing fees charged to hospitals. Medic must collect blood from 250 - 300 donors every day of the work week in order to supply hospitals. Medic is the only U.S. blood center which has a Blood Coverage Program covering members' blood supplier processing fees at any hospital in the country. Medic is an accredited member of the American Association of Blood Banks. The center adheres to the blood product safety regulations established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is licensed by the FDA and the State of Tennessee.

Testing Protects Patients

The nation's blood supply is safer than ever, thanks to scientific advances in testing over the past two decades. 

   Medic, like all other US blood centers, must test each pint of donated blood for numerous viruses such as HIV, hepatitis and other potential harmful disease agents.    

   Extensive pre-donation screening of all donors also strives to protect the blood supply from viruses and diseases such as the West Nile Virus and vCJD (human form of Mad Cow Disease), until specific laboratory tests can be developed.

   Most of Medic's testing is done in the blood center's own laboratories. It takes about 48 hours to complete all tests, including vital ABO typing, before blood can be released for transfusion.

   Nationwide, about 2 to 10 percent of whole blood units donated are discarded due to positive tests. "False positives" may occur due to the sensitivity of the testing procedure. This means that some donated blood must  be discarded even though the donor actually is not infected.

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