Using geographic information system (<scp>GIS</scp>) technology to evaluate a hospital‐based mobile blood donation program
GIS-generated maps serve as an effective tool to identify previously successful blood donation locations and locations not yet visited by our donor program. Blood collection centers may benefit from future application of ArcGIS analysis tools to identify optimal locations for future mobile blood drives.
Authors
- Hongying Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-5569)
- Robert S. Makar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7420-2631)
- Kristen N. Ruby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-1046)
- Sunny Dzik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3844-4371)
- Jeffrey J. Collins
- Shawn Ela
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18332
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76