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Old Oct 17, 2005, 5:34 am
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BenjaminNYC
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Ben,

If you give blood at a non-hospital, like say the Hudson Valley Blood Bank in the NY area, the HVBB sells the blood to the hospitals. The hospitals pay a pretty penny for blood.
So, in this case, the blood bank makes a profit off my free donation.

Originally Posted by dhammer53
When you give blood at a hospital, they don't have to buy blood on the open market. Hmmm.

This is why hospitals go out on blood drives.
So, in this case, the hospital make a profit off my free donation.
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