List of blood donation agencies in the United States

Nearly every hospital in the United States has a blood bank and transfusion service. The following is a list of groups that collect blood for transfusion and not a complete list of blood bank

Blood bank

A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper...

National organizations

American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...

(ARC), specifically the biomedical services division. http://www.givelife.org. The ARC provides about 45% of transfused blood in the US.
America's Blood Centers
America's Blood Centers
America’s Blood Centers is North America’s largest network of non-profit blood centers. Made up of 600 donor centers in 45 states and Quebec, America’s Blood Centers’ members collect more than 8 million units of whole blood, nearly half of the U.S. and Quebec, Canada volunteer donor blood supply...

, a major network of non-profit community blood centers founded in 1962. http://www.americasblood.org/go.cfm Most of the independent blood centers on this list are ABC members, and these account for approximately half of the US blood supply.
- United Blood Services
  United Blood Services
  United Blood Services is a non-profit organization that gathers blood through donations and provides whole blood and blood products to 18 western states in the US...
  
  (UBS), a member of ABC, also has a national presence, especially in the West. http://www.unitedbloodservices.org/

Regional organizations

This is a list of organizations by state or territory. ARC and UBS are included in areas where they have donor centers. Some of the names are very similar but refer to different organizations.

A-H

Alabama
- ARC
- Blood Assurance, Inc. http://www.bloodassurance.org/
- LifeSouth Community Blood Centers http://www.lifesouth.org/
- UBS
Alaska
- Blood Bank of Alaska http://www.bloodbankofalaska.org/
Arizona
- ARC
- UBS
Arkansas
- ARC
- Community Blood Center of the Ozarks http://www.cbco.org/
- Lifeblood http://www.lifeblood.org/
- UBS
California
- ARC
- Lifestream (Formerly: Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties) http://www.bbsbrc.org/
- Blood Bank of the Redwoods http://www.bbr.org/
- Blood Centers of the Pacific
  Blood Centers of the Pacific
  Blood Centers of the Pacific is a community based, nonprofit blood center that collects blood donations and provides safe blood and blood components for transfusion and also related services to more than 40 hospitals in the Bay Area and Northern California...
  
  http://www.bloodcenters.org/
- BloodSource http://www.bloodsource.org/
- Central California Blood Center http://www.cencalblood.org/
- Community Blood Bank http://www.hometownbloodbank.com/
- Delta Blood Bank http://www.deltabloodbank.org/
- Hemacare http://www.hemacare.org/
- Houchin Valley Blood Bank http://www.hcbb.com/
- San Diego Blood Bank http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/
- Marshall Community Blood Center http://www.marshallblood.org/
- Northern California Blood Bank http://www.nccbb.org/
- UBS
Colorado
- Bonfils Blood Center http://www.bonfils.org/
- UBS
Connecticut
- ARC
Delaware
- Blood Bank of Delmarva http://www.delmarvablood.org/
District of Columbia
- ARC
- Inova Blood Donor Services http://www.inova.org/donateblood
Florida
- The Blood Alliance http://www.igiveblood.org/
- Community Blood Centers of South Florida http://www.cbcsf.org/
- Florida Blood Services http://www.fbsblood.org/
- Florida's Blood Centers http://www.floridasbloodcenters.org/
- LifeSouth Community Blood Centers http://www.lifesouth.org/
- Northwest Florida Blood Center http://www.nfbcblood.org/
- Southeastern Community Blood Center http://www.scbcinfo.org/
- Suncoast Communities Blood Bank http://www.scbb.org/
Georgia
- ARC
- Blood Assurance, Inc. http://www.bloodassurance.org/
- LifeSouth Community Blood Centers http://www.lifesouth.org/
- Shepeard Community Blood Center http://www.shepeardblood.org/
- Southeastern Community Blood Center http://www.scbcinfo.org/
Hawai'i
- Blood Bank of Hawaii http://www.bbh.org/

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Idaho
- ARC
- Inland Northwest Blood Center http://www.inbc2.org/
Illinois
- ARC
- Central Illinois Community Blood Center http://www.cicbc.org/
- Community Blood Services of Illinois
  Community Blood Services of Illinois
  Community Blood Services of Illinois is a blood center located in Urbana, Illinois.Community Blood Services of Illinois has served as the link between blood donors and patients in east central Illinois for over 25 years. Community Blood Services of Illinois is licensed and regulated by the U.S...
  
  http://www.bloodservices.org/
- Heartland Blood Centers http://www.heartlandbc.org/
- LifeSource http://www.lifesource.org/
- Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center http://www.bloodcenter.org
- Rock River Valley Blood Center http://www.rrvbc.org/
Indiana
- ARC
- Community Blood Center http://www.cbccts.org/
- Heartland Blood Center http://www.heartlandbc.org/
- Indiana Blood Center http://www.indianablood.org/donating/Pages/default.aspx
- South Bend Medical Foundation http://www.sbmflab.org/
Iowa
- Blood Center of Iowa http://www.bloodcenterofiowa.org/
- Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center http://www.bloodcenter.org
- Siouxland Community Blood Bank http://www.siouxlandbloodbank.org/
Kansas
- ARC
- Community Blood Center http://www.savealifenow.org/
Kentucky
- ARC
- Hoxworth Blood Center http://www.hoxworth.org/
- Kentucky Blood Center http://www.kybloodcenter.org/
- Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center http://www.wkrbc.org/
Louisiana
- The Blood Center http://www.thebloodcenter.org/
- LifeShare Blood Centers http://www.lifeshare.org/home/index.htm
- UBS
Maine
- ARC
- Hemacare http://www.hemacare.org/
Maryland
- ARC
- Blood Bank of Delmarva http://www.delmarvablood.org/
Massachusetts
- ARC
Michigan
- ARC
- Michigan Community Blood Centers http://www.miblood.org/
Minnesota
- ARC
- Memorial Blood Centers http://www.memorialbloodcenters.org/MBC/DesktopDefault.aspx
Mississippi
- The Blood Center http://www.thebloodcenter.org/
- Lifeblood http://www.lifeblood.org/
- Mississippi Blood Services http://www.msblood.com/
- UBS
Missouri
- ARC
- Community Blood Center http://www.savealifenow.org/
- Community Blood Center of the Ozarks http://www.cbco.org/
- Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center http://www.bloodcenter.org
Montana
- ARC
- UBS

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Nebraska
- ARC
- Community Blood Bank http://www.don8bld.org/
Nevada
- UBS
New Hampshire
- ARC
New Jersey
- The Blood Center of New Jersey http://www.bloodnj.org/
- Central Jersey Blood Center http://www.cjbcblood.org/
- Community Blood Services
  Community Blood Services
  Community Blood Services is a blood bank that collects blood donations, and offers cord blood banking and bone marrow registration and donations...
- New York Blood Center http://www.nybloodcenter.org/index.jsp
New Mexico
- UBS
New York
- ARC
- Community Blood Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York http://www.fourhearts.org/
- Community Blood Services http://www.communitybloodservices.org/
- Hemacare http://www.hemacare.org/
- New York Blood Center http://www.nybloodcenter.org/index.jsp
North Carolina
- ARC
North Dakota
- UBS
Ohio
- ARC
- Community Blood Center http://www.cbccts.org/
- Hoxworth Blood Center http://www.hoxworth.org/
- LifeShare Community Blood Services http://www.lifeshare.cc/
Oklahoma
- ARC
- Oklahoma Blood Institute http://www.obi.org/
Oregon
- ARC
- Lane Community Blood Bank http://www.lmbb.org/
Pennsylvania
- ARC
- Central Blood Bank http://www.centralbloodbank.org/
- Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank http://www.cpbb.org/
- Community Blood Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York http://www.fourhearts.org/
- Miller-Keystone Blood Bank http://www.giveapint.org/
Puerto Rico
- ARC
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Blood Center http://www.ribc.org/

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South Carolina
- ARC
- The Blood Alliance http://www.igiveblood.org/
- The Blood Connection, Inc. http://www.thebloodconnection.org/
- Piedmont Blood Center http://www.piedmontbloodcenter.com
- Shepeard Community Blood Center http://www.shepeardblood.org/
South Dakota
- UBS
Tennessee
- ARC
- Blood Assurance, Inc. http://www.bloodassurance.org/
- Lifeblood http://www.lifeblood.org/
- Lifeline Blood Services http://www.lifelinebloodserv.org/
- Medic Regional Blood Center http://www.medicblood.org/
Texas
- Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas http://www.inyourhands.org/
- Carter BloodCare
  Carter BloodCare
  Carter BloodCare is a not-for-profit, 501 organization that operates in 56 Texas counties. The Bedford campus is equipped to store, process, and test all blood components locally before distribution...
  
  http://www.carterbloodcare.org/
- Coastal Bend Blood Center http://www.coastalbendbloodcenter.org/
- Coffee Memorial Blood Center http://www.thegiftoflife.org/
- Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is an independent, nonprofit blood center that gathers blood through donations and provides blood, blood components and related services. The center meets the blood and blood component needs of patients being treated in more than 170 healthcare institutions in the...
  
  http://www.giveblood.org/
- Lifeshare Blood Centers http://www.lifeshare.org/home/index.htm
- South Texas Blood and Tissue Center http://www.bloodntissue.org/
- Texas Blood Institutehttp://www.txbi.org/
- Texoma Regional Blood Center http://www.texomablood.org/
- UBS
Utah
- ARC
Vermont
- ARC
US Virgin Islands
- ARC
Virginia
- ARC
- Blood Bank of Delmarva http://www.delmarvablood.org/
- Inova Blood Donor Services http://www.inova.org/donateblood/
- Johnston Memorial Hospital http://www.jmh.org/blood/
- Virginia Blood Services http://www.vablood.org/
Washington
- ARC
- Cascade Regional Blood Services (Tacoma Pierce County Blood Bank) http://www.cascadebloodcenters.org/home/index.htm
- Inland Northwest Blood Center http://www.inbc2.org/
- Puget Sound Blood Center http://www.psbc.org/home/index.htm
West Virginia
- Central Blood Bank http://www.centralbloodbank.org/
Wisconsin
- ARC
- Blood Center of Wisconsin http://www.bloodcenter.com/
- Community Blood Center http://www.communityblood.org/
- Memorial Blood Centers http://www.memorialbloodcenters.org/MBC/DesktopDefault.aspx
- Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center http://www.bloodcenter.org
Wyoming
- UBS

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