Mississippi Blood Services Fax Number — Apheresis Donor Scheduling
Mississippi Blood Services coordinates repeat apheresis donors by fax, sending the appointment and receiving the pre-donation screening; here is how, securely. Mississippi Blood Services is a community blood center in Flowood, Mississippi, supporting volunteer blood donation, mobile blood drives, and the supply of blood components to area hospitals across the Deep South. Because pre-donation screening is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Mississippi Blood Services Fax Number
Check with Mississippi Blood Services's front desk, which can route you to donor records or the collections staff
Hours: The center's posted collection hours cover most of the week, so a fax to the donor services desk lands during business hours; deferral records and hospital-order paperwork is worked during weekday hours.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Mississippi Blood Services
- A directed- or autologous-donation order sent in by a hospital or surgeon
- A donor eligibility or deferral record — the donor history questionnaire and any deferral notice
- A packing slip or shipping manifest accompanying a blood-component delivery to a hospital
- A hospital's order for red cells, platelets, plasma, or cryoprecipitate from the center's inventory
- A mobile blood-drive schedule or donor roster coordinated with a sponsor or host organization
How an apheresis appointment is set at Mississippi Blood Services
A platelet-apheresis series at Mississippi Blood Services is coordinated by fax — the schedule, the pre-donation screening, and any deferral check for the next visit. Include the donor's identifiers so the appointment is tied to the donation history. Confirm Mississippi Blood Services's current scheduling fax before the pre-donation paperwork is sent.
How a deferral record moves at Mississippi Blood Services
Donor eligibility at Mississippi Blood Services runs on records: the donor history questionnaire, any deferral notice, and the eligibility determination all move by fax when a donor's status has to be confirmed. Flag a temporary versus permanent deferral so Mississippi Blood Services handles it correctly. Put the donor's name and date of birth on every page so it is matched.
Keeping donor records to Mississippi Blood Services HIPAA-compliant
A donor history questionnaire and a viral-marker result are protected health information, so how you fax them to Mississippi Blood Services matters as much as the number. The rules turn on using a secure, compliant service rather than a public or ad-supported one. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption starting at $39.99/month, so donor PHI headed to Mississippi Blood Services travels over a compliant channel instead of a shared machine.
Faxing to Mississippi Blood Services — FAQ
Component orders move by fax at Mississippi Blood Services, so the center accepts the request and returns a manifest. Give Mississippi Blood Services the hospital account and any standing-order reference so the order is matched. The hospital account lets Mississippi Blood Services match the order cleanly. A quick call confirms Mississippi Blood Services received an urgent order.
Every page should carry the donor's full name and date of birth. Add a cover sheet addressed to donor records or donor services at Mississippi Blood Services with your callback number. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached Mississippi Blood Services. Complete, legible identifiers are what move the request fastest.
Incoming faxes to Mississippi Blood Services are received across the center's collection hours, but processing of routine documents keeps to office hours. Because Mississippi Blood Services is staffed through collection hours, someone is usually at the desk to receive a fax. Time-sensitive orders reach the hospital-services staff while the center is open; routine paperwork waits for office hours. Flag anything urgent on the cover sheet so staff see it is time-sensitive.
Faxing donor records to Mississippi Blood Services is fine under HIPAA as long as the service is compliant. Faxing itself is accepted for PHI; the transport is what has to be secure. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA starting at $39.99/month — safer for PHI headed to Mississippi Blood Services than a public machine. The safeguard is the service you use, not the act of faxing.
Need to fax Mississippi Blood Services?
Upload your document and send in under a minute. No fax machine needed.
7-day free trial · No credit card required