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Find a patient blood management program

Many hospitals run blood management or bloodless programs. Here's how to find one, with a few program pages we checked.

Cited sources Sources checked Nov 7, 2026 Not yet clinician-reviewed

Start with the SABM directory

The Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM) keeps a directory of patient blood management programs that you can search by country.[5]

Open the SABM program directory

Note: on Nov 7, 2026 the directory page blocked our automated check, so we could not confirm its current listings. Hospitals choose to be listed, so a program missing from the directory may still exist.

Other ways to find one

  • Search your hospital's website for "patient blood management", "bloodless medicine" or "transfusion-free".
  • Ask your surgeon or the pre-operative assessment clinic whether the hospital has a blood management team or coordinator.
  • Ask the hospital's transfusion service or blood bank; some programs sit within it.[3]

Program pages we checked

These are examples, not recommendations or an endorsement. We are not affiliated with any of them.

Englewood Health: Bloodless Medicine and Surgery

Englewood, New Jersey

Describes transfusion-free medical and surgical care, including minimally invasive surgery and blood salvage.[1]

Link verified Nov 7, 2026

UPMC: Patient Blood Management Program

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Describes patient blood management to avoid unnecessary transfusions, and a Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery.[2]

Link verified Nov 7, 2026

University of Rochester Medical Center: Bloodless Medicine and Surgery

Rochester, New York

Describes transfusion-free medical and surgical techniques for patients who choose to refuse transfusion.[3]

Link verified Nov 7, 2026

Hartford Hospital: Bloodless Center

Hartford, Connecticut

Describes techniques to reduce the need for blood replacement for patients with religious and personal beliefs about transfusion.[4]

Link verified Nov 7, 2026

What to ask when you call

A list of questions for the program and your surgeon.

Questions to ask
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Sources

References

All sources read on Nov 7, 2026. Links go to the publisher, PubMed abstract or official page.

  1. Englewood Health. Bloodless Medicine and Surgery (program page). www.englewoodhealth.org/service/bloodless-medicine-and-surgery
  2. UPMC. Patient Blood Management Program (program page). www.upmc.com/services/patient-blood-management-bloodless-medicine
  3. University of Rochester Medical Center. Bloodless Medicine and Surgery (program page). www.urmc.rochester.edu/pathology-labs/clinical/blood-bank-transfusion-medicine/patient-blood-management/bloodless-medicine-and-surgery
  4. Hartford Hospital. Bloodless Center (program page). hartfordhospital.org/locations/medical-office-building/bloodless-center
  5. Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM). Patient Blood Management Programs directory. sabm.org/pbm-programs