What happened to Virginia Blood Services?

The American Red Cross acquired the business and operations formerly run by Virginia Blood Services.

How much do you receive for donating plasma?

(Typically, the more a donor weighs, the more plasma can be collected and the longer an appointment takes.) But at most donation centers, compensation is around $50 to $75 per appointment. First-time donors sometimes get big bonuses, too.

How many Vitalant locations are there?

With about 120 donation locations from coast to coast, Vitalant is near you. To navigate, press the arrow keys.

Is Vitalant nationwide?

As one of the nation’s oldest and largest comprehensive transfusion medicine organizations serving local communities across 40 states including California, Vitalant’s 127 nationwide donation centers and 30,000 mobile blood drives welcome more than 780,000 donors who supply 1.8 million donations per year.

Why is there a shortage of blood?

COVID-19 has made blood collection more difficult. Nurses are retiring and, like many businesses during the pandemic, blood centers have not been able to stay fully staffed. And there appears to be a reluctance among folks to come in and donate blood during the pandemic.

What disqualifies you from donating plasma?

People can’t donate if they have or had tuberculosis, heart disease (and currently taking medication for it), sickle cell anemia, certain types of cancer, or malaria (contracted in the past three years or travelled to an endemic area in the past year).

What states is Vitalant?

With about 120 donation locations from coast to coast, Vitalant is near you.

  • Arizona. Chandler. More details.
  • Colorado. Boulder. More details.
  • Idaho. Couer d’Alene. More details.
  • Illinois. Arlington Heights. More details.
  • Louisiana. Baton Rouge. More details.
  • Mississippi. Hattiesburg. More details.
  • Montana. Billings.
  • Nevada. Carson City.

Is Vitalant a good company?

Is Vitalant a good company to work for? Vitalant has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 280 reviews left anonymously by employees.

Why did United Blood Services change to Vitalant?

After 75 years, United Blood Services has changed their name….to Vitalant. And it’s not just the name they are changing – everything from their website, the colors and how they present themselves is also changing. The new name is to help show donors that they are vital to our community and full of life.

What is golden blood type?

One of the world’s rarest blood types is one named Rh-null. This blood type is distinct from Rh negative since it has none of the Rh antigens at all. There are less than 50 people who have this blood type. It is sometimes called “golden blood.”

How much money do you get for a pint of blood?

Community Blood Centers’ average is $310. But depending on the market, one unit can be worth a whole lot more. For example, the red blood cells can go for $229, platelets for $300 and plasma for $40 – nearly $570 in all. Drawdy, like most donors, does not think of his blood as a salable commodity.

Who did Vitalant take over?

Blood Systems
Blood Systems announced on 24 Sept. 2018 that it is unifying its 10 blood center brands under the new name Vitalant.