Héma-Québec
Motto | Donnez du sang. Donnez la vie. |
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Formation | 1998 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | To manage the blood and blood products supply for Quebecers. |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Region served | Quebec |
Official language | French and English |
Key people | Jean-Pierre Allaire, Chair of the Board of Directors; Francine Decary and Jean de Serres, co-Presidents and CEO |
Parent organization | Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services |
Budget | $156 million [1] |
Staff | 1300 [2] |
Volunteers | 16000 [3] |
Website | Official site |
Héma-Québec is a non-profit organization that manages the blood supply for the Canadian province of Quebec. It was created on March 27, 1998 as a successor to the Canadian Red Cross Blood Program and the Canadian Blood Agency on recommendation of the Krever Commission.
A separate organization operates elsewhere in Canada: Canadian Blood Services.
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