Everyone at Southside Hospital is involved in the care of patients choosing bloodless medicine and surgery. The Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery takes the following precautions to honor patients' wishes:

• Southside Hospital's bloodless medicine and surgery program has well-defined and publicized policies.
• Admissions personnel prominently mark patients' records to indicate they have chosen bloodless medicine and surgery.
• Patients sign special bloodless medicine and surgery consent forms.
• Patients wear special bloodless medicine wrist bands.
• Patients' charts are prominently marked with a bloodless medicine and surgery sticker.
• The hospital has a panel of doctors trained in bloodless medicine and surgery and its techniques.
• The laboratory uses blood-saving methods.
• Operating room personnel are notified when bloodless program patients are scheduled for surgery.
• Southside Hospital's program has a full-time coordinator available around the clock.