About CBC

Connecting Lives | Sharing Life

The Community Blood Center is about connecting lives and sharing life. As a local nonprofit organization, our patients and hospitals depend on us to provide a steady and reliable blood supply. And we rely on you—volunteer blood donors and blood drive sponsors—to provide the lifesaving blood and blood products needed. We work together at our donor centers and mobile operations throughout the Midwest to collect more than 50,000 blood donations annually.

CBC takes these blood donations, including red blood cells, platelets and plasma, and processes them in our in-house laboratory. We hold ourselves, and each other, to the highest of standards and pride ourselves on safety and quality. These lifesaving gifts are then distributed to the more than 40 hospitals we serve throughout the Midwest.

Blood donation is that important. We need to ensure a steady blood supply will be available so we can respond to traumas and urgent needs as they arise. And we’re proud to say that no CBC-serviced hospital has had to cancel surgeries in the last 30 years because of the lack of blood.

We are committed to supporting our communities through collaboration and teamwork. We are all integral in ensuring local patients have access to the lifesaving blood and blood products needed. It takes us all.