Blood Conservation Services

Benefits

Forsyth Medical Center's blood conservation program uses advances in equipment and technology to benefit patients.

All of the physicians participating in this program have a high level of expertise in "transfusion-free" procedures and an personal desire to help individuals requesting non-blood medical management. Thanks to advances in equipment and technology, physicians and surgeons can safely and successfully perform numerous procedures, from routine appendectomies to complex orthopedic and open-heart surgeries, without using blood transfusions.

There are many reasons you may prefer blood conservation:

  • Religious convictions
  • Concerns about the risks of blood-borne illnesses such as Hepatitis and HIV
  • Concerns about the risk of infection
  • Reduced recovery time
  • Blood shortage issues