- Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets.
- Approximately 30,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. S.
- Nearly 6,000 units of platelets and 6,000 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S.
Our healthcare systems rely heavily on communities to generously donate blood. However, there are many reasons why a person cannot or will not donate his or her blood. Vitalant Foundation offers these individuals and other community benefactors an alternative way of supporting this critical healthcare need. Your financial donation directly impacts the lives of patients in need of blood.
You are invited to visit us and support our mission through donations in these cities:
Auburn
Roseville
Fair Oaks
Granite Bay
Placerville
Davis
Elk Grove
Sacramento, Midtown
Sacramento, Sierra Oaks
Locate a mobile blood drive near you at www.vitalant.org