We are part of the blood region served by North Central Blood Services , located in St. Paul Minnesota. North Central Blood Services is one of the 38 regional blood programs of the American Red Cross , the nation's largest collector, processor, tester, and distributor of blood. North Central Blood Services recently celebrated fifty years of giving life on December 15, 1998. North Central Blood Services collects blood in over 100 counties in a five state region, and provides blood to 140 local hospitals. They are part of a national Red Cross system that supplies approximately 3,000 hospitals nationwide through the generous donations of some 22,000 people daily.
Blood is needed by someone every two seconds.
It comes from volunteer donors like you and me. The requirements are simple. You must be at least 17 years of age, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, be in good general health, and have at least 56 days between whole blood donations. Regulations require all volunteer donors to accurately provide their birth date and social security number at the bloodmobile. Donors will be asked to provide a form of identification, and high school students are required to provide a picture I.D. for proof of age.