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Sarasota Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Kim Savage announced the tentative deal in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
“Blue Cross and Blue Shield/Florida Blue (BCBS) has been a valued partner of ours for decades and we are working as quickly as we can to finalize the terms of a three-year renewal agreement,” Savage wrote. “We have worked through substantially all of the issues and expect to receive and sign a final draft with them tomorrow.”
Details of the agreement are not yet available.
Florida Blue spokeswoman Christie DeNave said via email that, Florida Blue and Sarasota Memorial are working diligently to strengthen our relationship with a new agreement that delivers on Florida Blue’s commitment to quality, affordable health care for our members.
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Suncoast Blood Centers CEO Scott Bush noted in a news release that the blood bank inventory is at its lowest level in a decade. Only 3% of the eligible donor population are coming in to give the gift of life, which makes the shortage of product a real concern,” he added.
That response rate may not even prove to be the nadir for the nonprofit but it does reflect a troubling trend.
Decline in donor population
Twenty years ago, Leonard said, roughly 15% of the population donated blood.
The most recent decline can be traced to mid-March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses and schools where blood bank mobile units could routinely visit for connect with willing donors.