{"id":374,"date":"2025-07-30T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicblood.org\/?page_id=374"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:12:47","slug":"blood-emergency-readiness-corps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicblood.org\/blood-emergency-readiness-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Emergency Readiness Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ef250dc\" data-block-id=\"ef250dc\"><style>.stk-ef250dc {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ef250dc-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fcfddda\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fcfddda\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fcfddda-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fcfddda-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1649680\" data-block-id=\"1649680\"><style>.stk-1649680 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-1649680-column{--stk-columns-spacing:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1649680-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4157f56\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4157f56\"><style>.stk-4157f56-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4157f56-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4157f56-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-42e3d01\" data-block-id=\"42e3d01\"><style>.stk-42e3d01 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-42e3d01-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c895ab2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c895ab2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c895ab2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c895ab2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-5d57d22\" id=\"prepared-for-today\" data-block-id=\"5d57d22\"><style>.stk-5d57d22 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Prepared for today<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-667dff0\" data-block-id=\"667dff0\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Committed to joining together to prepare for mass transfusion disasters without delay or uncertainty.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5bc0112\" data-block-id=\"5bc0112\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Blood Emergency Readiness Corp was started in September of 2021. MEDIC Regional Blood Center joined in January of 2022.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e63efb5\" data-block-id=\"e63efb5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e63efb5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-35973c1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"35973c1\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-35973c1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-35973c1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-57f960d\" id=\"strong-what-is-berc-strong\" data-block-id=\"57f960d\"><style>.stk-57f960d {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-57f960d .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #be1e2d) !important;}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\"><strong>What is BERC?<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-78d8a4a\" data-block-id=\"78d8a4a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) is a group of blood centers across the nation that commits to joining together to be prepared for mass transfusion disasters that may strike. These blood centers commit to collecting extra units on a rotating \u201con-call\u201d schedule to create an available supply of blood for emergency needs.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4bbafb1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4bbafb1\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4bbafb1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4bbafb1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-852b9d8\" id=\"strong-why-is-it-needed-strong\" data-block-id=\"852b9d8\"><style>.stk-852b9d8 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-852b9d8 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #be1e2d) !important;}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\"><strong>Why is it needed?<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1fffe75\" data-block-id=\"1fffe75\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In many disasters and critical-need scenarios \u2013 like a mass shooting, natural disaster, or large-scale car crash \u2013 much blood is needed immediately. With current donation rates nationally, most blood centers don\u2019t have enough blood on their shelves to handle these types of disasters and are forced to request blood units from neighboring blood collectors. By creating BERC, blood will be ready and available, if needed, without delays and uncertainty.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8d0e5d8\" data-block-id=\"8d0e5d8\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8d0e5d8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-656a1d8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"656a1d8\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-656a1d8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-656a1d8-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-34f6019\" data-block-id=\"34f6019\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-a0dda34\" 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