His brother Paul Laroche said Dr. Laroche had adapted to his role as front-line medical staff during the pandemic when he began to feel symptoms. (Local 10 News)Hospitals and blood banks around the country are collecting, isolating, and processing the blood plasma. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued emergency authorization for the convalescent serum therapy on March 24. Blood plasma requirements (Local 10 News)Blood plasma requirements (Local 10 News)“Our teams behind the scenes are moving very quickly to process and test those units,” Forbes said. For more information about how to help Dr. Laroche, call Dr. Serges Thys at 561-776-8300 or Dr. Jean Labissiere at 561-739-9333 or Dr. Serges Alexandre at 561-276-8444.