Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital is the first in the nation to have its prehospital blood transfusion program accredited, the New Jersey Monitor reported July 2.
It’s accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, an international organization that develops blood-bank standards. The accreditation means the program has the same high quality blood-management standards as hospitals. Any blood not administered in the ambulance or helicopter is returned to the central blood bank for use by hospitals before it expires.
There are about 400 prehospital blood transfusion programs in the U.S. University Hospital launched its program in 2025 and operates in three cities. So far, the program has treated nearly 50 patients.
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