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Thursday, August 23, 2007

South Texas Operation Appoints New Associate Director

Rachael-Louise Beddard is the new associate medical director for the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center. Beddard was the part-time medical director for the operation's cord blood banking unit before accepting the position, according to a recent press release.

According to the release, Beddard will "assist in establishing medical policies related to the selection and care of blood donors, collection, processing and storage of cord blood."

The Texas Blood & Tissue Center is a regional facility serving a substantial number of Texas hospitals and clinics. For more on Beddard's move and the Center, the full release can be found here.
 
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