The Florida Georgia Blood Alliance (FGBA) was non-profit community blood bank that supplies blood to northeast
Florida
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and southeast
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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Places
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. The alliance began in
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
, in 1942 under the name of the Jacksonville Blood Bank. In the 1980s, it expanded to include southeast Georgia, becoming the Florida Georgia Blood Alliance in the process. In 2001, it began serving the Memorial Health University Medical Center in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ...
, and opened a Community Donor Center. It also served the Low Country area of
South Carolina
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as The Blood Alliance.
The St. Johns County Blood Bank merged with FGBA on February 20, 2005. The resulting ''Blood Alliance at Flagler Hospital'' reduced processing costs and increased the use of technology while continuing to provide blood service to
Flagler Hospital
Flagler Hospital, based in unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida (with a St. Augustine address), is a not-for-profit facility established in 1889. The organization offers "Centers of Excellence" in bariatrics, heart, cancer, maternity, orthop ...
.
In 2015, The Blood Alliance merged with OneBlood, and has since operated under the OneBlood name.
See also
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Blood donation
References
External links
Blood Alliance Website Blood Donor Website
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Medical and health organizations based in Florida
Blood banks in the United States