Welcome, First Time Blood Donors

The Benefits of Your First Blood Donation

Did you know that when you give blood, there are benefits for you, too? We conduct a pre-donation screening that ensures your safety and the safety of the blood supply for patients – and as a bonus, provides you with valuable health information:

• One donation can save up to 3 lives!
• Find out your blood type.
• Get a mini-physical: We take your temperature, pulse and blood pressure and check your hemoglobin level every time you come to donate.
• We screen each completed donation for more than a dozen infectious diseases. If your donation tests positive, we will confidentially let you know.
• Completed donations are checked for cholesterol levels. And occasionally we offer additional screenings such as COVID-19 antibodies.
• All of this information is kept in your secure, private online donor account so you can easily reference it at any time.
• Be sure to join our recognition program, you start receiving points for every donation you make, which can go toward free gift cards to your favorite restaurants and retailers. In addition, Vitalant periodically offers special thank-you gifts including gift cards, T-shirts and other giveaways.