[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE INDIANA BLOOD CENTER ON ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. ANDRE CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on its sixtieth anniversary, I am 
proud to honor an organization that has helped save hundreds of 
thousands of lives through volunteer blood donations and blood 
component distribution to more than 60 hospitals across the state.
  Indiana Blood Center was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in my 
district in Indianapolis. This esteemed non-profit community service 
organization delivers more than 700 components of blood each day and 
provides other vital assistance to modern medicine through specialized 
blood typing for organ transplants, viral marker testing, transfusion 
recipients, and the National Marrow Donor Program. The Center also 
serves as a vital link in the state's life science and healthcare 
infrastructure in the areas of prostate cancer treatment, 
pharmaceutical research, stem cell and bone marrow donation. It is the 
largest independent blood center in the state and ranks among the top 
20 nationally. Indiana Blood Center is a member of America's Blood 
Centers, North America's largest network of community-based, 
independent and non-profit blood centers--which, coincidentally, is 
celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
  Every two seconds, someone, somewhere will need a transfusion and one 
out of every seven patients entering a hospital will need blood. 
Indiana Blood Center depends on the good people of Indiana and the 
nearly 4,000 organizations that host blood drives annually to meet the 
constant demand to serve the citizens of Indiana. I would like to 
recognize this valuable contribution to our community and congratulate 
Indiana Blood Center for its 60 years of faithful and dedicated 
stewardship of Indiana's blood supply.

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