Medically Prescribed Phlebotomy
Service Availability
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday-Thursday | Appointment required. NO walk-ins.
The Blood Connection provides medically prescribed phlebotomy as a community service at no charge. If you would like to receive this free service, a valid electronic physician’s order is required. Please ask your physician’s office to submit an electronic physician’s order form, as we no longer accept hard copy order forms by fax, scan or delivery by the patient.
Physicians:
Click the “Order Form” button below and submit an order without needing to set up a username and password. Please note, once the form is submitted, you will not be able to make any changes to your submission. If you have any questions, feel free to call 864.751.1168 and talk with one of our medically prescribed phlebotomy appointment schedulers.
After submission, your order will be placed into a queue for our Medical Director to review. Please allow 2-3 days for the order to be processed. The patient will also be contacted for scheduling within this timeframe.
The Blood Connection only accepts orders from offices in SC, NC, GA and VA. We cannot process orders from out-of-state physician’s offices. Should you submit an order from a state other than SC, NC, GA and VA, you may receive an initial approval based on diagnosis, health and medication history, and HGB target. However, during the processing phase the order will be rejected.
For Physician’s Use Only
What Do I Need To Bring?
Just a photo ID. Your doctor will send your order to us. After receiving your order, we will obtain approval to perform your medically prescribed phlebotomy from our Medical Director. After approval is obtained, someone from our team will call you to schedule your appointment.
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How Often Can I Give?
Your doctor will prescribe the frequency of your phlebotomy draws depending on what level your hemoglobin is at now and your target level. This frequency may be every few months, monthly, weekly, every few days, or may only be once.
Can I Give To Patients?
Most cannot, but in 1999 the FDA approved that the blood from people with hereditary hemochromatosis posed no greater risk than blood obtained from volunteer blood donors -provided the patient meets all screening and testing requirements.
Blood Facts
What diseases are treated by
Medically Prescribed Phlebotomy?
The three most common reasons for phlebotomy are:
Hemochromatosis
It is defined as a disorder of the way the body uses iron. The body absorbs too much of the iron found in the foods we eat. This extra iron is stored in the body, mainly in the liver, pancreas and skin, which leads to cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, enlarged heart with congestive heart failure, irregular heartbeat and increased skin pigmentation.
Polycythemia
This is an increase in the number of circulating red blood cells and total blood volume.
Porphyries
This would include metabolic disorders associated with hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen and liver), photosensitivity (sensitivity to light), pigmentation, and a distinct red color in the urine.
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