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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM SERVICES MICHIGAN BLOOD PROVIDES PLEASE SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELOW: BLOOD DONATION: VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS GIVE BLOOD AT EIGHT PERMANENT DONOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN AND AT BLOOD DRIVES HOSTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES. EACH MICHIGAN BLOOD region ALSO OPERATES A SELF-CONTAINED BLOOD CENTER ON WHEELS. THESE "BLOOD BUSES" HELP EXPAND OUR REACH TO SMALL COMMUNITIES AND URBAN AREAS WHERE SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM. SEE WWW.MIBLOOD.ORG FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF DONATION LOCATIONS. APHERESIS: SPECIAL EQUIPMENT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO COLLECT ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC BLOOD COMPONENTS FROM A DONOR, WHILE RETURNING THE REMAINING COMPONENTS BACK TO THE DONOR. APHERESIS DONATIONS ALLOW A GREATER QUANTITY OF ONE COMPONENT TO BE DRAWN VERSUS A STANDARD WHOLE BLOOD DONATION. THESE LARGER COMPONENT-SPECIFIC DONATIONS HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DONORS A PATIENT IS EXPOSED TO, WHICH IS PREFERRED BY MOST PHYSICIANS. ALSO, PATIENTS WITH DISEASES SUCH AS TTP, KIDNEY REJECTIONS, MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, OR LEUKEMIA CAN BE TREATED BY THE REMOVAL OF ONE OR MORE BLOOD COMPONENTS USING THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS TECHNOLOGY. MICHIGAN BLOOD STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TRAVEL TO GRAND RAPIDS AREA HOSPITALS TO PERFORM ROUGHLY 2,000 PROCEDURE'S ANNUALLY. MARROW/STEM CELL PROGRAM: IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, MICHIGAN BLOOD/VERSITI NMDP SERVICES HAS ESTABLISHED ONE OF THE PREMIER RECRUITMENT DONOR CENTER RECORDS IN THE UNITED STATES. MICHIGAN BLOOD/VERSITI ADDED MORE THAN 130,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED TISSUE TYPING TO THE REGISTRY OF POTENTIAL STEM CELL DONORS MAINTAINED BY THE BE THE MATCH REGISTRY (NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM). IN 2010, THE DONOR CENTER RECEIVED THE DONOR MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION AWARD, A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. NMDP SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES SEEKING COMPATIBLE STEM CELL DONORS. STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS REMAIN THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH CERTAIN KINDS OF LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES. MICHIGAN BLOOD HAS HELPED FACILITATE LIFESAVING STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS FOR NEARLY 700 PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. CORD BLOOD BANK/STEM CELL PROCESSING LABORATORY: MICHIGAN BLOOD CORD BLOOD BANK, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN MICHIGAN, HAS COLLECTED AND STORED BLOOD FROM MORE THAN 3,789 UMBILICAL CORDS. CORD BLOOD IS RICH IN STEM CELLS AND CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION IS FINDING APPLICATION IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE GLOBE SUFFERING FROM CERTAIN LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES. LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF STEM CELL COLLECTION, PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND PRE-TRANSPLANT PREPARATION SUPPORTS THE LOCAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO OFFER ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE. IT ALSO OFFERS INCREASED CONVENIENCE AND REDUCED STRESS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES FOR TRANSPLANT SERVICES. 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Patients with transfusion/pregnancy-related sensitivities also benefit from the services of the DNA/HLA laboratory which helps physicians diagnose, treat and find appropriate blood products. The DNA/HLA laboratory also types apheresis donors to identify life-saving matches for patients needing component transfusion. Reference laboratory: Patients with complex transfusion-related sensitivities benefit from the services of the red cell reference laboratory, which provides information that helps physicians diagnose and treat complicated cases and find rare blood types for transfusion. These patients often are critically ill and may suffer serious complications (including death) without special laboratory services to help their doctors assess the risks of transfusion reactions and donor/recipient incompatibilities. 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        <ExplanationTxt>Significant Changes to Governing Documents THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 TO: - CHANGE VERSITI FROM SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER TO SOLE VOTING MEMBER. - ADD PROVISION FOR INDIVIDUAL NON-VOTING MEMBERS. - CREATE 2 CLASSES OF DIRECTORS: ONE CLASS IS ELECTED BY THE CORPORATE MEMBER ("MEMBER DIRECTORS") AND THE OTHER CLASS IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("AT-LARGE DIRECTORS"). THE MEMBER DIRECTORS SHALL HOLD AT ALL TIMES THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NECESSARY TO CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CORPORATION'S PRESIDENT SHALL SERVE AS AN EX OFFICIO VOTING AT-LARGE DIRECTOR. ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE DIRECTORS SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE AT-LARGE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE AND ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UPON THE NOMINATION OF AN AT-LARGE DIRECTOR, THE THEN EXISTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINATED AT-LARGE DIRECTORS AND IF NECESSARY, NOMINATE AND SEEK ELECTION OF ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBER DIRECTORS. Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Members or Stockholders VERSITI, INC. (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION) IS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER.</ExplanationTxt>
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