Editing Blood bank (section)

{{Short description|Place where blood donations are collected}}
[[File:Blood Bank, Hospital Foch, Suresnes - DPLA - c05c7e2d480962916a35f58b60e61c41.jpg|thumb|right|Blood bank in France]]
A '''blood bank''' is a center where [[blood]] gathered as a result of [[blood donation]] is stored and preserved for later use in [[blood transfusion]]. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a [[clinical pathology]] [[laboratory]] where the storage of blood product occurs and where pre-transfusion and [[blood compatibility testing]] is performed. However, it sometimes refers to a collection center, and some hospitals also perform collection. Blood banking includes tasks related to blood collection, processing, testing, separation, and storage.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

For blood donation agencies in various countries, see [[list of blood donation agencies]] and [[list of blood donation agencies in the United States]].