How Our Bloodless Management Program Works

If a Mount Sinai patient requests blood management, our Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program will offer you personalized attention. Our staff provides you with information on blood products and transfusion alternatives, as well as methods of identification (including a “No Blood Transfusion” armband) to alert all clinicians to your preferences.

In many cases, patients find themselves at other institutions that do not offer bloodless medicine. Those patients can request a transfer to Mount Sinai to take advantage of our health system-wide blood management services.

Even if you do not request blood management, efforts are made throughout the Health System to avoid unnecessary transfusions. For instance, the Mount Sinai Health System offers low-volume blood draws, transfusion alternatives for anemia, and minimally invasive procedures, which involve minimal blood loss.

Our Services

We are pleased to offer bloodless medicine services throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. In addition to primary care, our Program works with specialties throughout the Health System, including the following:

Cardiac surgery, including:
- Off Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery (performed at Mount Sinai Morningside)
- ROSS Procedure (MSHS is the only health system with an active ROSS Procedure Program in New York and there are only a few nationwide)
Colorectal Surgery
Ear Nose and Throat/Otolaryngology
General Surgery (include Breast and Bariatric surgery)
GYN Oncology
Hematology/Oncology (including Multiple Myeloma and stem cell transplant)
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Cardiology
Nephrology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
Organ Transplant
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Oncology
Spine Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Uro-Gynecology
Urology