Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Centre

About Us

  • The Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM) in SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre was started initially as SRM Blood Bank in the year 2004.
  • It was established to cater to the needs of SRM Hospital. Initially our blood collection rate was around 2000 units per annum.
  • We evolved into a full-fledged operational blood bank with equipped blood component separation facility in the year 2006 with dedicated medical officers, technical personnel and staff nurses.
  • We have started doing Apheresis procedures using automated cell separator machines from the year 2019.
  • As per Drug & Cosmetic act and NBTC guidelines, the blood bank was renamed as Department of Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre.
  • The Department of Transfusion Medicine and blood centre is a state-of-the-art licensed blood centre with 24-hour facility, which offers the entire spectrum of services from donor screening,
  • Blood collection to component separation of blood components including packed Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Platelet concentrates and Cryoprecipitate.
  • Platelet pheresis is regularly done to provide single donor platelets (SDP) for needy patients. The blood centre also has the facility to do leucodepletion of red cells.
  • We provide safe blood components to the patients by screening the blood units for transfusion transmissible infectious diseases using fully automated Chemiluminescence Immuno Assay (CLIA) method.
  • The immunohaematological techniques are performed using both semi-automated column agglutination technology and high throughput fully automated platform.
  • We conduct Voluntary Blood donation camps and awareness drive in our SRM Institute of Science and Technology campus and also outside our institute.

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Our Vision

  • To become the model blood centre in the state & strive to provide excellent services to the patients and community.
  • To become one of the best Immuno-haematology units with well-equipped laboratory facilities.

Our Mission

  • Increase the number of voluntary blood donors by conducting regular camps and creating awareness among them there by achieve our goal of 100% voluntary blood donation .
  • To strictly bind to Good Manufacturing Practices as per NABH guidelines.
  • Extramural research projects in the field of Immuno haematology and blood transfusion.
  • Conducting national /regional conferences and CME programme to improve the academic skills of the staffs and students in the field of Transfusion Medicine.
  • The blood centre continually strives to maintain high quality standards in provision of safe blood to meet the needs of patients.

Academics

  • Medical: Undergraduate (MBBS Students) interns & Post Graduate (MD students) posting in blood centre.
  • Allied health Sciences: Immunohematology and blood transfusion is a subject course (theory and practical) for the B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology (B.Sc. MLT) students for the V semester.
  • B.Sc. Nursing and other Allied health Sciences courses are posted regularly in blood centre.

Infrastructure

  • Laboratory Services
    • Blood Grouping & Rh typing
    • DCT & ICT
    • Antibody titres
    • Blood crossmatching
    • Antibody screening and Identification
    • Blood component pre-transfusion testing and issue
    • Post transfusion reaction investigations and reporting
    Blood Donor services
    Blood Donor services
    • Pre and post donation counselling
    • Voluntary blood donor screening and medical examination
    • Blood collections including plateletpheresis.
    • Conducting Voluntary blood donation camps and awareness drive
    Therapeutic Services
    Therapeutic Services
    • Therapeutic phlebotomy.

Faculty

Dr. R. Raj Bharath

MD (Transfusion Medicine), PhD(Inter-Disciplinary)

Professor & Head

Dr. L. Prathiba

MD (Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion)

Assistant Professor

Dr. B. Sakthipriya

MD (Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion)

Assistant Professor