Canadian Blood Services closes Prince George, B.C. donation clinic
Canadian Blood Services has announced it's closing a Prince George, B.C. clinic, as part of a decision to close or change services at several donation clinics across the country.
Closure is part of sweeping closures or changes across Canada announced Thursday
Canadian Blood Services has announced it's shutting down a Prince George, B.C. clinic, as part of a decision to close or change services at several donation clinics across the country.
"There will be no impact on patient care; hospitals and clinics will continue to receive ample blood supply, as they always have," Ian Mumford, chief supply chain officer for Canadian Blood Services, said in a statement.
The closure leaves no permanent donation clinics north of Kelowna, despite calls over the past two years from several northern communities for more donation clinics.
Other changes include the closure of two permanent clinics in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and the discontinuation of mobile blood donor clinics in 16 communities.