Top 10 Reasons to Choose
Family Cord Blood Services
Cord Blood Direct
Make storing your child's cord blood as safe and simple as possible with Cord Blood Direct - the way cord blood banking should be. At Family Cord Blood Services, we believe in the essentials of quality cord blood banking: premium service, state-of-the-art processing and storage, and long term corporate stability. By avoiding expensive business practices like mass market advertising and paying physicians to promote our company, our goal is to help expectant parents protect their families with the industry's highest quality service at extremely competitive rates.
When comparing cord blood banks, there are many factors to consider such as cost, AABB accreditation, and whether or not the organization is registered with the FDA. See for yourself why Family Cord Blood Services' Cord Blood Direct is the optimal choice in cord blood banking services.
- Long-Term Corporate and Financial Stability
Family Cord Blood Services' parent company, California Cryobank, Inc., has been a leader in cryogenic storage since 1977, longer than any other private cord blood bank. With a precious resource like cord blood, you want to be sure your company will be there when you need them. Furthermore, since we are diversified, our future does not depend on a single line of business.
- Physician Owned and Operated
Family Cord Blood Services is the only cord blood bank owned and operated by physicians.
Being owned by physicians brings with it a passion for quality care. The knowledge and insight our physician owners bring is reflected in all aspects of our operations. Longevity, stability and the highest standards are the cornerstone of our operating philosophy.
- Fully Accredited and Licensed
Family Cord Blood Services has proactively sought out every license and accreditation available to the industry.
- AABB accreditation - the “gold standard” accreditation program of the blood banking industry. We are accredited not only for processing and storing umbilical cord blood stem cells, but also for peripheral blood stem cells.
- FDA registration – we were one of the first cord blood banks to register with The Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Being registered with the FDA gives you the assurance you have chosen a credible organization to store your baby’s cord blood.
- CLIA certification and the states of California and New York licensing – Our state-of-the-art laboratory is fully compliant with both federal and state clinical laboratory regulations. The states of California and New York are the only states that have issued regulations regarding cord blood banking and we are licensed by both states.
- Transportation
Family Cord Blood Services offers a unique collection kit with thermal stability to maximize the viability of your baby's cord blood. It is the safest kit in the industry. FCBS is the only cord blood bank located near a major international airport (LAX).
We have contracted AirNet Express, a specialized medical courier, which offers the best and most efficient service in the field of medical tissue transportation. AirNet is available 24/7 and will pick up your sample from your hospital room within two hours of your call. As an added bonus, AirNet also offers insurance coverage of $1,000.
- State-of-the-Art Laboratory
Family Cord Blood Services does all processing and storage in our own laboratory.
We have built our state-of-the-art cord blood laboratory on the same stringent quality standards that have made us the largest reproductive tissue bank in the United States. A team of licensed clinical laboratory scientists and medical technologists, with extensive blood banking experience, conduct all processing and storage on-site.
- Best and Safest Technologies
Family Cord Blood Services uses the industry standard gravity bag method to collect cord blood, employing state-of-the-art technology for processing and storage. The gravity method results in a larger volume of cord blood stem cells. On average we collect a volume of 101.2cc, compared to other published averages of less than 80cc volume. The FDA approved, dual-compartment cryogenic storage bag provides increased protection by adding another barrier to cross-contaminants with its additional heat-sealed over wrap.
- Transplant Experience
In addition to transplant experience, Family Cord Blood Services has a Medical Director and a Laboratory Director with years of experience in stem cell transplants.
Nationally renowned cancer treatment centers have selected Family Cord Blood Services as their long-term storage facility of choice for peripheral blood stem cells.
- Simple Payment Options
Rather than offering a variety of discounts and coupons, we always have one simple everyday price. This way, we can provide our parents with the confidence of knowing their child's cord blood is stored in the safest facility available, while trusting they got the best deal possible.
- Public Donation OptionSM
Family Cord Blood Services is the only cord blood bank to offer the unique Public Donation OptionSM.
The Public Donation Option enables parents who want to privately store their baby’s cord blood the opportunity to help other families in need. By enrolling in the Public Donation Option program, you are indicating your interest in donating your baby’s cord blood after a minimum of 10 years of private storage. For more information, click here
- Above All, Service 24/7!
Cord Blood Direct provides you with personal, around-the-clock care and support.
Our priority is making you comfortable with the decision to bank your baby’s cord blood, as well as the company you choose. We are available 24/7 for any urgent questions you or your medical professional may have before, during or after the delivery of the baby. We will notify you when we receive your cord blood and also when we have the initial results. We want you to enjoy your newborn without worrying about your cord blood stem cells. But if you need to talk to our Medical Director, President or Laboratory Director, they are all available to you. Just call us at 800-490-CORD (2673).
