Personally I think that the option of bloodless surgery is a very good thing. Unfortunately, it is not an 'option' for JWs - for them it is mandatory. But the fact that a hospital is bloodless-friendly could be a benefit for them.
It's curious to me why this hospital no longer has the program. Perhaps too much hassle? Too many militant JWs trying to dictate more than just the bloodless stance?? Too much exposure to potential lawsuits from patients who mis-understood???
I am very interested to learn why it was discontinued. I would seem that the bloodless concept encourages more technologically-advanced skills and procedures. But it's not my field so this is just layperson speculation. Still I'm interested - as, i think, we all should be.
JWs just tend to hear what they want and easily buy into the spin. They hear 'bloodless' and believe that someone at WT Corporate via the HLC has convinced an entire facility and their dozens (or hundreds) of doctors to not use blood. This has never been the case. Partially or Fully Bloodless merely means that all surgical procedures have a bloodless option; One or more staff docs in each specialty have agreed to consider providing bloodless treatment to those patients who request it.
Why would they discontinue the program, though?
-Aude.