Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program

TABLE C-3 Self-Reported Accreditation^a

Bank	FACT	AABB	Other^b
American Red Cross North Central Blood Services Cord Blood Program		X
Carolinas Cord Blood Bank	X		FACT pending, NMDP
Children’s Hospital of Orange County Cord Blood Bank	X		JCAHO, California Tissue Bank License, Seeking FACT Accreditation
Cord Blood Registry		X
Cryobanks International, Inc.		X
ITxM Cord Blood Services			Will apply for FACT this fall
JP McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank			NMDP
Lifebank USA		X	ISO
LifeCord	X	X	NMDP
Michigan Community Blood Centers Cord Blood Bank		X	FDA Registration
National Cord Blood Program of the New York Blood Center	X		New York State Board of Health
New Jersey Cord Blood Bank
Puget Sound Blood Center and Hawaii Cord Blood Bank		X
Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute	X		California State Biologies, California State Tissue Bank (both current)
St. Louis Cord Blood Bank		X	CAP
StemCyte, Inc. and Cord Blood Family Trust		X	ASHI, NMDP, CAP, California Biologics License, CLIA, FACT pending
The Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program		X
University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank	X
Viacord		X	CLIA, CAP proficiency, NY State, NJ State, KY State, PA State, registered with FDA and IL State, and MD tissue bank permit
^aThe accreditation status of the banks was not independently verified. ^bThe definitions of the acronyms are provided at the end of this appendix.