In the 50 years since the inception of its national civilian blood services program, the American Red Cross made several important contributions in the health care field, made major improvements to blood safety, and developed new blood products and technologies, helping to satisfy the changing health care needs of our country. In 1991, a comprehensive program was launched to modernize and standardize Red Cross blood collection, testing, processing and distribution systems.

Today, the Red Cross receives nearly six million volunteer blood donations a year and serves over 3,000 hospitals nationwide. Patients undergoing surgery, accident victims, cancer patients, and hemophiliacs are among the many who receive life-saving blood provided by the Red Cross. In the United States, approximately every two seconds someone needs blood.  American Red Cross Blood Services provides nearly half the nation's blood for transfusion and therapeutics. New testing procedures have contributed to the safety of the blood supply.

Please contact our Muncie office (765) 284-3361 or our Jay County office (260) 726-9530 to find out how you can help.     

 For more information or schedule a blood donation appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE