"The staff don t get the authorization and they don t just do it in very rare instances; it s become the norm," said patient-rights advocate Paul Brunet.
A virtual reality experience using a headset and handheld devices will be offered to people who want to learn more about what's involved in donating blood.
Héma-Québec is only 25 years old, created in the wake of the tainted blood scandal that rocked the Canadian Red Cross. Aside from the mobile, pop-up-style blood donor clinics, the
Paramedic Remy Gauthier made his 30th donation at Hema-Quebec s GLOBULE blood donor centre in Kirkland on Thursday. "It s an easy way to make the world a better place in a way," says Gauthier, adding that helping those in need is something he does on the job every day.