Why Should I Donate Blood?

Each year, patients in the 20 hospitals in the area require nearly 25,000 units of blood and blood products.

Patients suffering from diseases like leukemia and other cancers, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and other illnesses often benefit from blood transfusions. Other conditions that may require blood transfusions include premature births, accidents, and major surgeries.

The only way for blood to be available when our friends, family, and neighbors need it is if someone like you volunteers to give it.