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CTS History

01Jan

CTS Founded

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In January, CTS is incorporated as a non-profit organization owned by Vitalant and OneBlood (formerly Florida Blood Services) with three laboratories located in Dallas, Phoenix and Tampa. CTS test 4.3 million blood donations or approximately 25 percent of the U.S. blood supply.

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Dengue Testing

Dengue Testing

CTS Tampa lab implements Dengue testing on behalf of a healthcare partner in an endemic area.

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Disaster Reliability via Merged Information Systems

Disaster Reliability via Merged Information Systems

In August, the CTS Tampa lab transitioned to the same laboratory information systems (LIS) as the Da...

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Babesia

Babesia

In October, due to demand from existing healthcare partners, CTS began testing blood donors for anti...

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Assay Conversion

Assay Conversion

In July, the six viral marker assay conversion at CTS Dallas, Phoenix and Tampa laboratories was ach...

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CTS merges with the three Red Cross testing laboratories

CTS merges with the three Red Cross testing laboratories

CTS merges with the three Red Cross testing laboratories located in Charlotte, Portland and St. Loui...

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Source Plasma / Blood Donor Testing

Source Plasma / Blood Donor Testing

In 2016, CTS tested more source plasma samples (4.9 million) than blood donor samples (4.5 million).

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