The Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Patient Blood Management program is the first hospital system in the nation to receive certification from The Joint Commission and AABB. The certification, awarded for a two-year period, recognizes the health care system’s evidence-based approach to optimizing care for patients who may need a blood transfusion. The certification is based on the AABB Standards for a Patient Blood Management Program to help hospitals establish a comprehensive patient blood management program.
Since the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Patient Blood Management program was created in August 2014, the transfusion rate within the health care system has dropped 43 percent.
