In Partnership with our Community - Bonfils' 2007 business plan is centered on one strategic objective: Strengthen the value of our relationship to all stakeholders as Colorado's community blood center.  >>Read More

Bonfils Prepares to Launch New HIV Test - Bonfils is pleased to announce that we will begin testing for HIV type O in March 2007 (HIV+O).  This is another step towards making the blood supply even safer for recipients.  >>Read More

Bonfils Donor Testing Lab Adopts Capture® Technology - Effective Tuesday, Dec. 5 Bonfils Blood Center's Donor Testing Lab (DTL) implemented a new test of record for red cell antibody screening. DTL has now implemented Immucor's proprietary Capture® technology on the Galileo automated testing platform.  >>Read More

Bonfils Commemorates National Blood Donor Month - Kick-off a yearlong commitment to saving lives by giving blood to Bonfils Blood Center this January. Blood donations help kids with cancer feel better and save the lives of car accident victims, so make a plan to save a life this during National Blood Donor Month.  >>Read More

NEWS & NOTES - Recaps recent news and events at Bonfils Blood Center.  >>Read More

Age of Packed Red Cells - Storage lesion in stored red cells is well documented, but the mechanisms involved in these changes and their affect on clinical outcomes is not well understood.  >>Read More

AABB Issues Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Bulletin #06-07 - Recently, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) board of directors convened the AABB TRALI Working Group and charged it with exploring the effects on blood safety and availability of potential intervention strategies to reduce the incidence of TRALI; and reporting or recommending to the board any guidance or communication to the AABB membership.  >>Read More