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Midland Memorial Hospital has become the 12th hospitap to join the Texas CordBlood Bank, a divisionn of the in San Antonio. The Texas Legislature created the Texaa Cord Blood Bank in 2001 to collect blooc from the discarded umbilica l cords of healthynewborn babies. This bloo is rich in blood-making stem cells that can be used as an alternative to bone marrow transplants to treat cancers such as leukemiand lymphoma, sickle-cell anemia and immune-systenm disorders. Methodist Hospital in San Antonio became the firsty official collection site in the statrein 2005.
Doctors at Midlaned Memorial will now begin collecting the umbilicalcord “The benefit potential of cord blood on people’sw lives was very important in our decision to partned with Texas Cord Blood says Robert Dent, vice president of nursing at Midlandf Memorial Hospital. “This will make a differencre in people’s lives.” Dr. Norman D. Kalmin, president, CEO and medica l director for the South TexasBloodx & Tissue Center, says this partnership also has the potential of creatinf a diversity of cord blood unitse in the state.
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