Lauren Charles's Contact Details

Lauren Charles's Company Details

LifeShare Blood Centers

Shreveport, LA, US • 250 - 499 Employees
Non-Profit

LifeShare Blood Center regularly supplies blood components to approximately 100 medical facilities primarily throughout Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas. Founded in Shreveport, La. in 1942, it is a nonprofit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. LifeShare is a member of America's Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and accredited by AABB.The Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) is one of only 66 AABB accredited IRLs in the world and a supplier of rare blood as a member of the American Rare Donor Program.The Scientific Support Services staff has a reputation for the use of molecular techniques to assist with complex BB investigations. They are one of just six AABB accredited molecular labs in the world and provide consultative services utilizing specialized testing to resolve the most difficult compatibility or serological problems including such specialized tests such as the monocyte-monolayer assay (MMA), which is performed by only four laboratories in the country.