Most blood transfusions go very smoothly. Some infectious agents, such as HIV, can survive in blood and infect the person receiving the blood transfusion. To keep blood safe, blood banks carefully screen donated blood. The risk of catching a virus from a blood transfusion is low.
Palmetto, Georgia. Palmetto (established 1853) is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census.
Quick Facts About Palmetto Health Richland: 1  Established more than a century ago in Columbia, South Carolina, Palmetto Health Richland today is a 649-bed regional community teaching medical center. 2  More than 225,000 patients from across the state and beyond are served here each year.