Note 1 - Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes To Financial Statements

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 1 - Organization

HemaCare Corporation is a blood products and services company serving healthcare providers and the scientific community. HemaCare and its wholly owned subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, perform therapeutic apheresis services, provide human-derived biological products, and support the implementation of cellular therapy based trials with apheresis collections.  On July 11, 2011, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, completed the sale of the Company’s red blood cell collection operation assets in California and Maine to The American National Red Cross (“ARC”) pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by the parties on July 11, 2011.