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What We Need
Blood Bank Fridge Chemistry Freezer Lab Fridge
$26,069 | Replacement $12,260 | New (Additional Unit) $21,553 | Replacement
A blood bank fridge is a specialized A chemistry freezer is essential in a hospital lab A laboratory fridge is crucial in a hospital lab
refrigeration unit designed to store blood because it provides the necessary cold storage because it ensures proper storage conditions
and blood products at precise temperatures for sensitive reagents, chemicals, and biological for a variety of sensitive materials, which
to ensure their safety and effectiveness. samples. The freezer ensures that samples are is essential for maintaining their integrity
It is equipped with continuous monitoring kept within very stringent temperature ranges and effectiveness. Similar to the freezer,
systems and alarms to immediately alert and provides constant monitoring to ensure the fridge ensures that materials are kept
staff if temperatures go out of range. safety, as compromised samples could provide within very stringent temperature ranges
As Health Canada continues to approve erroneous results on patient tests. and provides constant monitoring to ensure
more transfusion products for hospitals Adding a second unit for storage will allow our safety.
(red cells, factors, IV immune globulin), lab to keep a larger inventory, ensuring that the The current fridge is old and outdated and
our lab needs to add more safe storage correct chemistry consumables are available at must be replaced to safely store these vital
capacity. We need to invest in a double- all times. testing materials. With a modern replacement,
door fridge that will replace an old and the lab team can work toward increasing the
outdated single-door fridge, ensuring safe inventory on hand to protect against supply
storage for all blood bank products. chain issues and ensure patient tests can be
done in a timely manner.
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