Stork Medical

Stork Medical

INTERNET: www.stork.md

PHONE: 866-65-STORK

OFFICE: Columbus, GA

STORAGE: Community Blood Services laboratory in Allendale, NJ

Accreditation: AABB

COMMENT: Stork medical emphasizes that they have no hidden charges and excellent customer service.

SERVICES & DISCOUNT OPTIONS:

• The founder of Stork Medical is Jonathan Liss, M.D.
• When parents contract with Stork Medical, they are assigned a client support specialist who keeps in touch with them throughout the process.
• The Cord Blood laboratory at Community Blood Services handles all private Cord Blood units the same way, but each bank which stores at their lab has a separate freezer.
• The transplant quota is from the public bank at Community Blood Services.
• The Community Blood Services processing method (as of 1 Sept 2007) is the Sepax system from the Swiss company Biosafe.
• Sepax is an automated cell separation system which relies on a laser beam to sense the density gradient between different cell layers after the blood has been spun in a centrifuge. The bag kit is sterile, functionally closed, and single-use. Because the anti-coagulant is already in the bag, the bag carries BLA licensure from the FDA.
• Processing fee includes overnight courier service with protection against temperature fluctuations.
• Processing fee includes the first year of storage.
• Annual storage fee fixed at $108 for fifteen years.
• Payment plans available, discounts for prepaid storage.
• Gift Registry available.
• Should your baby’s Cord Blood ever be needed, retrieval is free.

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