Increasingly, yes—but not all to the same extent.

·       Larger regional centers and teaching hospital blood banks routinely separate donations into red cells, platelets and plasma, which is the modern standard.

·       Some smaller or less‑resourced facilities may still issue whole blood more often, though policies are pushing towards component therapy.

Component separation:

·       Makes one donation help multiple patients.

·       Allows doctors to give patients only what they need (for example, just red cells for anemia, just platelets for low platelet counts).

·       Reduces unnecessary exposure to unwanted components.

When possible, patients and families should prefer care in hospitals that work with component‑based blood banks.