Indraprastha Apollo hospital attended to about 23,000 (Inpatients) and 80,000 (Outpatients) during the year 2000. The hospital being a premier tertiary care hospital of India attract patients from all over the globe. Many critically ill patients land up into the hospital from far off places. The department of Transfusion Medicine provides blood support to theses patients. While the National average blood consumption per bed is 7 units per annum that of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital is approx. 6.5 units per bed year.

The department collect blood from Voluntary and Replacement (Relative and friends of patients) blood donor only. The hospital does not pay any blood donors nor does it sell any blood or blood products.

Strict donor selection criteria are followed by hospital to ensure good health to the donor and good quality blood products. GMP (good manufacturing practices) and Drug law are strictly adhered to , to ensure quality in all facets of Transfusion services.

Life is Presious

Although all necessary precaution are taken to ensure safest possible blood for the patients, yet as would be true any where else in the world we do not offer any "Zero Risk Blood". The department tests blood for Hepatitis B Core Antibodies in addition to the legally mandatory tests to minimize the risk of post transfusion Hepatitis B (PTHB).

Our is also a certified center for carrying out test for diagnosis of HIV infections in normal and patient population (Elisa and western Blot Test).

Optimal patient care is assured by , maintaining a healthy inventory of blood components to ensure blood support in emergencies. The department has adopted Leucoreduction technology (Opti) from Baxter to provide Leucoreduced Red Cells.

The hospital has an active Apheresis unit and runs round the clock facilities for Platelet Apheresis, Plasma aphresis, Granulocyte/ Lymphocyte Harvesting and Blood and Plasma Exchange. Lives of more than 40 critically ill patient have been saved by the institution of timely and aggressive therapeutic plasma exchange rendered by the Apheresis unit of the Department.

The staff of the Department follows the Philosopy of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals "Medical Excellence with a Human Touch" in letter and spirit.