The Medical City (TMC) South Luzon Blood Bank and Transfusion Services (BBTS) provides blood bank procedures and blood products that are consistent, safe, and high-quality. These are collected through the commitment and sustained public support by TMC South Luzon’s highly trained medical technologists and laboratory personnel in accordance with the Department of Health’s acceptable standards.

TMC South Luzon BBTS also conducts Mobile Blood Donation with its corporate partners and the general public to ensure continuous supply of safe blood products for the needs of its patient partners and neighboring communities.

Apheresis at TMC South Luzon – The First in Laguna
Apheresis technique in blood donation uses a machine to filter the needed cellular components which will go to the blood bag while other components that are not needed will be directed back to the blood donor.

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) removes plasma components (such as harmful antibodies/pathogenic plasma substances) from whole blood by using an apheresis machine – will extract the patient’s plasma and return RBCs and platelets. It can remove harmful antibodies/pathogenic plasma substances more rapidly than the body produces it.

Platelet apheresis from a single donor, is equivalent to 6-8 bags of platelet concentrates (from 6-8 random donors). Usually indicated for patients with low platelet count, a single bag of platelet apheresis has an immediate effect of 30 000- 60 000 increase in platelet count to a patient. A platelet apheresis donor can donate every after 14 days.