After nearly a year, bone marrow collection resumes

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 07, 2012

~~<p>Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children has completed the first local bone marrow collection since the service was lost nearly a year ago as part of the closure of Hawaii Medical Center.</p>
<p>The procedure was done Nov. 29 for the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry, the local branch of the National Marrow Donor Program, which has a database of more than 10 million.</p>
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children has completed the first local bone marrow collection since the service was lost nearly a year ago as part of the closure of Hawaii Medical Center.

The procedure was done Nov. 29 for the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry, the local branch of the National Marrow Donor Program, which has a database of more than 10 million. DONATING MARROW Login for more...