한마음혈액원

1. 본문

Hanmaeum Blood Center (한마음혈액원) is a non-profit organization that plays a role in South Korea's national blood supply. Here's a breakdown of what it is and what it does:
Key Information:

• Establishment: Founded in 2002 with approval from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) after a 1999 revision of the Blood Management Act allowed medical institutions to participate in the national blood service.
• Purpose: To contribute to a stable and safe blood supply in Korea. It works alongside the Korean Red Cross (KRC) in the nation's blood management system.
• Operation: Hanmaeum Blood Center operates blood donation centers, primarily in the form of "blood donation cafes,".
• Locations: It has 16 blood donation cafes in the metropolitan area, mainly in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province, and in Daejeon. They also operate 10 mobile blood donation vehicles.
• Donation Types: It collects whole blood, plasma, and platelet donations.
• Relationship to KRC: It is independent of the Korean Red Cross (KRC) Blood Service but coordinates with it. Blood donation records are integrated, so donations made at Hanmaeum centers are viewable on the KRC website. The honors for frequent donors (bronze, silver, and gold awards) include the donations in both organizations.
• Parent Organization: Operated by the Korea Industrial Health Association, that usually takes care of health checkups at workplaces.
• Headquarters: Gyeonggi Province, Gunpo-si, Sanbon-ro. Originally the headquarters were located in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, but relocated to Dangjeong-dong, Gunpo-si in 2021.

• The Korean Red Cross (KRC) handles the majority (94% in 2020) of blood donations in Korea, with Hanmaeum Blood Center and hospital blood centers making up the remainder.
• Hanmaeum Blood Center and the KRC report blood supply and retention data electronically to the MOHW.
• Blood donation cafes that operated by Hanmaeum Blood Center are expanding to areas that were not serviced by KRC blood donation centers.