Affiliated Lab	Chicago Stem Cell Bank*	New Jersey Stem Cell Bank	Mass. Stem Cell Bank*	Colorado Stem Cell Bank	Indiana Stem Cell Bank	California Stem Cell Bank*
Location	Glenview / Chicago	Paramus, New Jersey	Boston, Massachusetts	Denver, Colorado	Indianapolis, Indiana	Los Angeles
Yrs. in Business	Over 50 Years as a Blood Center	Over 50 years as a Blood Center	Over 14 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Hours of Operation	Never Closes	Never Closes	8am-5pm Mon-Fri 10am-3pm Sat-Sun On Call 24/7	8am-5pm Mon-Sat On Call 24/7	8am-6pm Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Sat-Sun On Call 24/7	8am-5pm Mon-Fri 9am-4pm Sat-Sun
Affiliated Lab	Chicago Stem Cell Bank*	New Jersey Bank	Massachusetts Bank*	Colorado Bank	Indiana Bank	California Bank*
Accreditations & Memberships	American Assoc. of Blood Banks Member ~ Nat'l Marrow Donor Program~ American Blood Centers ~ Society of Cryobiology	American Assoc. of Blood Banks Accredited ~ Nat'l Marrow Donor Program ~ Assoc. of Tissue Banks ~ Society of Cryobiology	American Assoc. of Blood Banks Member	ASHI ~ CAP ~ American Assoc. of Blood Banks Accredited ~ Na'l Marrow Donor Program	American Assoc. of Blood Banks Member ~ American Assoc. of Tissue Banks ~ Society for Cryobiology	American Assoc. of Blood Banks Accredited
Licenses	CLIA ~ FDA ~Illinois Dept. Health	CLIA ~ FDA ~ NY & NJ Cord Blood License ~ NJ Dept. Health	CLIA ~ FDA	CLIA ~ FDA	CLIA  ~ FDA ~ NY & NJ Cord Blood License ~Indiana Dept. of Health	CLIA ~ FDA ~ NY Cord Blood License ~ CA Dept. of Health
Affiliated Lab	Chicago Stem Cell Bank*	New Jersey Bank	Massachusetts Bank*	Colorado Bank	Indiana Bank	California Bank*
Storage Method	30 ML Blood Bag & Multiple Cryo Vials	Blood bag with one 20ML and one 5ML compartment	Blood bag with one 20ML and one 5ML compartment	Blood bag with one single 45ML  compartment	Blood bag with one 20ML and one 5ML compartment	Blood bag with one 20ML and one 5ML compartment
Standard Cord Blood Testing	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Bacterial & Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ Trypan Blue Viability ~ CD34+ cell count	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Total Mononucleated Cells ~ Bacterial and Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ CD34+	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Bacterial & Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ Trypan Blue Viability ~ CD34+ Cell Count	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Total Mononucleated Cells ~ Bacterial and Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ CD34+	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Bacterial & Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ Trypan Blue Viability ~ CD34+ cell count	Total Nucleated Cell Count ~ Bacterial & Fungal Culture ~ NAT ~ ABO/Rh Typing ~ Trypan Blue Viability ~ CD34+ Cell Count
Standard Maternal Blood Tests	HBc ~ HCV ~ NAT ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV NAT ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen	HBc ~ HCV ~ NAT ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV NAT ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen	HBc ~ HCV ~ NAT ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV NAT ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen	HBc ~ HCV ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen	HBc ~ HCV ~ NAT ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV NAT ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen	HBc ~ HCV ~ HbsAg ~ CMV ~ HIV 1&2 ~ HTLV ~ HIV P24 ~ RPR ~ Antibody Screen
Affiliated Lab	Chicago Stem Cell Bank*	New Jersey Bank	Massachusetts Bank*	Colorado Bank	Indiana Bank	California Bank*
Battery Back Up for Storage Tanks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Emergency Generator - Operates Entire Facility	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Storage Tanks Have 24 Hour Monitoring	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
*NJ and NY residents may only use the NJ  or Indiana banks.