Kyle Boynton

Bloodworks Above & Beyond Award: Platelet Count Project Bloodworks Leadership Team Feb 2021 In March 2020, with future FDA changes on the horizon and mounting challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, a team quickly formed to create a process that is helping Bloodworks to sustain platelet levels that are almost as unprecedented as the pandemic itself!With COVID, all recruitment and collections efforts were impacted. Inventory level predictions for all blood products were alarming, to say the least. Platelets were particularly challenging with their short shelf life… Show more In March 2020, with future FDA changes on the horizon and mounting challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, a team quickly formed to create a process that is helping Bloodworks to sustain platelet levels that are almost as unprecedented as the pandemic itself!With COVID, all recruitment and collections efforts were impacted. Inventory level predictions for all blood products were alarming, to say the least. Platelets were particularly challenging with their short shelf life. Maintaining the "just right" amount is always tricky, and it became even more so when our ability to collect them went into a constant state of change.Additional to the collection challenges caused by COVID-19 was the looming FDA deadline to be at 100% Single Donor Platelets (SDP) by March 2021. SDP decreases the risk of transfusion-related bacterial sepsis, so it will improve quality and customer service – and requires we ramp up our ability to collect. To ensure we are able to collect the platelets we need when we need them, the team launched an idea James Moore had been a strong proponent of well before COVID, which was made all the more relevant with the pandemic challenges.The team created a process for collecting platelet samples from whole blood donations (WBD) at our collection sites. Donors with eligible platelet levels were called to book appointments. The process included staff collecting the sample, tracking the results, and then either a supervisor, BCS staff, or Contact Center staff booking the appointment. Show less

Bloodworks Above & Beyond Award: Creating a Convalescent Plasma Program During a Pandemic Bloodworks Leadership Team Dec 2020 On April 3, we screened our first donor and on April 10, we collected our very first CCP. Since then, we have had over 2600 inquiries from individuals to donate their plasma, collected over 1300 plasma collections, and shipped over 3500 units locally and throughout the nation.Members of our community are living because of the real work this team performed:- They delivered the products our health care partners desperately needed for patients.- A clinical trial is underway… Show more On April 3, we screened our first donor and on April 10, we collected our very first CCP. Since then, we have had over 2600 inquiries from individuals to donate their plasma, collected over 1300 plasma collections, and shipped over 3500 units locally and throughout the nation.Members of our community are living because of the real work this team performed:- They delivered the products our health care partners desperately needed for patients.- A clinical trial is underway that has the opportunity to impact human life.- We continue to supply product for the national stockpile, where units impact lives beyond our community.- A huge thank you to the team, and congratulations to each of you on receiving this well-deserved award! Show less

Staff Member of the Year Boys & Girls Club of King County - Bainbridge Branch Jun 2013