"We have a strong relationship with Mediware, and we are excited to be on the forefront of this exciting new vision," said Jackie Fredrick, BloodCenter of Wisconsin's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have used LifeTrak to manage the clinical aspects of our blood center for about 6 years. With the addition of the dynamic capabilities brought forward by the IMS acquisition, we will be positioned to more effectively meet the needs of our hospital and community partners."
Mediware has more than 65 facilities using its LifeTrak donor management software to collect and test approximately 26% of the nation's blood supply. In November, the Company acquired IMS and began integrating IMS' powerful, web-based software with its existing clinical products to enable customers to dramatically improve donor recruitment and retention; drive coordinator loyalty and productivity; collection staff customer service and hospital order management.
"The addition of these new relationship-oriented technologies to Mediware's clinical capabilities creates a compelling vision and opens us to new levels of efficiency," said Janet Slater, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for BloodCenter of Wisconsin. "We will be able to more effectively recruit and retain donors, improve customer service and build better relationships with our hospital partners. Our partnership with Mediware assists us with providing our hospital customers access to the blood supplies they need."
Mediware has long been a leader in the clinical systems supporting blood management in independent blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. This includes many of the largest blood collection organizations and the most respected hospitals in the country.
Since the acquisition of IMS, Mediware has been aggressively
integrating software and capabilities to streamline the effectiveness of
blood centers, from donor recrui
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