Hackensack University Medical Center Has Only Accredited Program on East Coast


The Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center was recently reaccredited for three years by The Association for Blood Conservation (ABC). Previously known as The National Association of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, ABC is the primary, not-for-profit resource for the development and implementation of blood conservation programs. Hackensack University Medical Center is the only hospital on the east coast with ABC accreditation.

“The Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery is committed to providing the highest quality of healthcare to patients who, for religious or other reasons, choose to refuse blood transfusions and blood products, “ said Jo Valenti, RN of Maywood, nurse manager, The Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery. “Our recent reaccreditation is a voluntary non-government comprehensive peer process and demonstrates we meet standards put in place by ABC.”
Those eight standards include:

• Ethics and patient rights
• Structure and organization
• Staffing
• Competencies
• Continuity of care
• Patient outcomes
• Overall effectiveness of the program in promoting blood conservation
• Integration of blood conservation into clinical practice

The Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery offers a team approach to the highest quality of medical and surgical care without the use of blood transfusions. The team is comprised of qualified, dedicated, and caring physicians, nurses and technicians that will explore and explain all possible alternatives to blood transfusions. 

With nearly 300 participating physicians, the Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery represents a wide field of medical disciplines and is overseen by a multidisciplinary steering committee of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who promote transfusion alternatives and devise and approve procedures and policies for the program.

For more information about The Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center please call (201) 996-2963, or click here to visit our website.