Our Hospital Partners

OUR HOSPITAL PROGRAM

We partner with hospitals to ensure that every family has the opportunity to store stem cells from their newborn’s umbilical cord blood.  Our goal is help build a genetically diverse public inventory of cord blood units for stem cell transplants.

• We are a participating member of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP).
• We are part of the NMDP’s IND for the distribution of cord blood for transplant through their network.
• Our consent forms and maternal/family health questionnaires are annually approved by the NMDP IRB for use for the collection of cord blood for transplantation and research.

Our Partner Hospitals

Our Partner Hospitals help educate expectant parents about the benefits of cord blood banking and the importance of participating in the NMDP.  As currently required by 28 states, we also help educate parents about their cord blood banking options:

• Donate
• Privately Bank
• Discard

As part of our partnership, we will reimburse you for administrative costs per unit collected and/or make a donation on your behalf to a charity to of you choice.

How We Support the Program

We provide all the support required to educate parents about their choices and provide access to cord blood banking opportunities. Our scope of services includes:

• Marketing cord blood banking to prospective parents (website, social media, affinity sites)
• Providing educational literature and support for questions and enrollment
• Supplying the Cord Blood Collection Kits
• Managing all the paperwork
• Helping parents pack the kit and arrange for pick-up at the hospital
• Processing and storing cord blood stem cells for future use