The American Red Cross is dedicated to providing the community with a safe and reliable blood supply.
Blood is a precious human resource for which there is no substitute.
With the lifespan of blood cells as little as 5 days for platelets and 42 days for red cells, the American Red Cross depends on healthy members of the community to voluntarily give blood each and every day. The Special Collections department of the Carolinas Blood Service Region of the American Red Cross provides autologous and directed blood collection services at the Raleigh blood collection site. Directed blood is blood provided by donors who have been specifically requested to donate by the patient. Both of these services require a written request from a physician. Copyright 1999, The American National Red Cross.