Therapeutic Apheresis
Mid-Atlantic: (800) 483-4888
We provide hospitals and healthcare organizations with therapeutic apheresis (TA) services
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
TA is a medical procedure for the clinical treatment of autoimmune diseases and blood disorders. TA removes selected, abnormal components or cells from the circulation while returning all others. The patient's blood is withdrawn from a vein and into a blood cell separator. The blood cell separator then separates the blood into its main components; plasma, platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells. The component with the disease-causing substance is selectively removed and all other components are returned.
HemaCare has performed over 50,000 TA procedures. TA services are delivered through the use of mobile units operated at the patient's bedside or in an outpatient setting. Treatments are administered by our experienced specially-trained staff under the supervision of specially-trained physicians.
Under the direction of our medical directors, our Quality Assurance Program is based upon guidelines developed by American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) and AABB. Compliance is assured with the broad-ranging clinical and technical standards, as defined by multiple agencies, including:
- FDA
- AABB
- The Joint Commission
- Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
- American Society for Apheresis
HemaCare provides
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week availability for scheduled and emergency cases
- Dedicated expert apheresis RNs
- Medical and clinical consultation
- Education programs and Grand Rounds
- Reimbursement consultation
