a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies
A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital. a store of human blood to be used in hospital treatment. Organization that collects, stores, processes, and supplies blood. Most blood donations are separated into components, which can be frozen and stored longer than whole blood and used by multiple patients. In hemapheresis, large amounts of one component can be separated from a single donor's blood and the rest returned to the donor. Before World War I, a physician had to find a compatible donor and give an immediate blood transfusion. Safe storage of blood and its components made possible innovations such as heart-lung machines