A few years back I had my hip replaced at a large Boston hospital.The surgeon told me that I was likely to lose enough blood during the procedure to require a transfusion and he advised me to have my own blood stored beforehand so I could get it back during the surgery.I was surprised how *strongly* he recommended it...almost as if he didn’t fully trust the local blood supply.Maybe he had good reason...they don’t call it “The Gay State” for nothing.
Friend of mine is bad off with untreatable HepC he got from a transfusion post encounter with DUI driver in Mass.
Before they started testing the supply for that.