INTRODUCTION
The blood bank at RIMS was established in 1964 in erstwhile R.M.C.H. It is presently recognized as “STATE OF ART MODEL BLOOD BANK AND DEPTT. OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE,RIMS”. The blood bank maintains quality control of products as per the guidelines of Govt. of India.It gets assistance as NACO supported blood bank since 2006,it is licensed for whole blood supply and collection,separation of blood components and Single Donor Aphaeresis {SDP}.After Jamshedpur the RIMS blood bank is the 2nd place in Jharkhand to provide blood components like FFP, platelets and packed cells since 28,In 2011,the “STATE OF ART MODEL BLOOD BANK” was renamed as “STATE OF ART MODEL BLOOD BANK AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE”.The blood bank started providing SDP facility with aphaeresis to its patients from 215 and has become the 1st Govt. Blood Bank equipped with APHAERESIS MACHINE.Dr. RK Srivastava is presently in charge of the blood bank.
FUTURE PLANS
To make the blood bank fully automated & computerized with online display and paperless work. The blood bank aims to provide NAAT Testing facility in near future.
STATISTICS
| YEAR | NO. OF COLLECTIONS | NO. OF SUPPLY | SUPPLY INSIDE RIMS | SUPPLY OUTSIDE RIMS | NO. OF VOLUNTAY DONATIONS | NO. OF CAMPS | SUPPLY FREE BLOOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11085 | 10655 | 9901 | 754 | 1285 | 55 | --- |
| 2010 | 11805 | 11649 | 10249 | 1400 | 1754 | 46 | --- |
| 2011 | 14264 | 14379 | 13234 | 1145 | 2359 | 60 | 1486 |
| 2012 | 16767 | 15552 | 13255 | 2297 | 3538 | 78 | 1994 |
| 2013 | 20463 | 19095 | 15508 | 3587 | 5136 | 107 | 3810 |
| 2014 | 21079 | 20752 | 17002 | 3750 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 25169 | 24736 | 21036 | 3700 | 7307 | 171 | --- |
