I'm part of a worldwide network of more than 2,000 Hospital Liaison Committees (HLC). This network provides authoritative information regarding clinical strategies to avoid blood transfusion and facilitates access to health care for patients who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.˙ Provide clinical papers and informationfrom peer-reviewed and respectedmedical journals on clinical strategiesfor managing patients without allogeneicblood transfusion˙ Facilitate physician-to-physicianconsultations with qualified specialists˙ Assist with patient transfer whennecessary˙ Make presentations to physicians,ethicists, residents, and other hospitaland legal professionals˙ Clarify ethical issues for Witness patientsor clinicians related to medical care˙ Arrange for pastoral care and practicalassistance to hospitalized Witness patients