Prathama

NABH accredited & ISO 9000:2009 certified
blood centre

1997

  • Registered as a Charitable Trust and as a "Not for Profit" under section 25 of Indian Companies Act

1998

  • Land has been allotted by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for Blood Bank

1999

  • Building approval received from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

2000

  • Blood Bank License has been granted.

16-Nov

  • Foundation Day — First blood collection

2001

  • Outdoor Blood Drive License has been granted

2002

  • 13th Architect of the year Award (AYA) for Young Architects by J.K.Cement Ltd. for Prathama building.
  • Accredited as Grade ‘A’ Blood Centre by CRISIL for excellence in Health Care.

2003

  • Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (RBTC) status has been granted by GSCBT

2004

  • ISBTI Institutional Award for vital contribution in the field of Blood Transfusion Medicine.

2005

  • NABL Certification of Blood Bank – First in the Country
  • Started DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in Transfusion Medicine – a specialized Post Graduate MD course in the Transfusion Medicine for doctors

2008

  • Adjudged as No. 1 Blood Bank in Charitable Trust category by GSCBT for Blood Transfusion.

2009

  • ISO Certification

2010

  • NABH Certification by Quality Council of India (QCI)

2012

  • Best Blood Bank by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day

2018

  • State level felicitation for contribution in Voluntary blood donation in Gujarat – By Gujarat State Council for Blood Transfusion (GSCBT) & Gujarat State AIDS Control Society (GSACS)

2019

  • Six Sigma Excellence Award for Best Blood Bank of the year

2020

  • Covid Plasma Donation by Apheresis for Covid patients
  • Felicitated for exemplary service in providing Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19 patients by Gujarat State Council for Blood Transfusion
  • ISBTI Institutional Award by Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology (ISBTI)

2021

  • Thalassemia Transfusion Centre to support thalassemia patient

2022

  • Comprehensive care Treatment for Thalassemia patients

2024

  • Six Sigma Excellence Award for Best Blood Bank of the year
  • Best Blood Centre in Developing Country by International Society of Blood Transfusion

LATEST NEWS

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Prathama at TRANSCON 2024

Prathama at TRANSCON 2024

23rd November, 2024

8,59,000

Blood Donations

20,80,000

Components Issued

5,21,000

Blood Donors

8,61,000

Lives Served