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Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: Virginia blood services provides (1) the community with charitable services such as soliciting, analyzing, processing, and distributing human blood products for the benefit of hospital patients, (2) management services to other tax exempt blood centers, and (3) for the advancement of the science and practice of blood transfusion therapy.
Programs: Provides blood products to 20 hospitals and their patients throughout central virginia. Annually conducts more than 2,700 blood drives and collects nearly 103,000 blood donations. Operates 10 donor centers: 2 in richmond and charlottesville along with others in chester, glen allen, fisherville, winchester, roanoke and harrisonburg. Vbs is one of the largest volunteer efforts in virginia with nearly 56,000 donors per year. They receive excellent inspection reports from the u. S. Food and drug administration. Vbs is governed by a volunteer board of directors made up of local medical and business leaders, and is not affiliated with the american red cross. The organization receives no government funding. Funding comes primarily from blood processing fees that are a patient's transfusion charges. These fees cover the cost of employee salaries and benefits, blood collection supplies and testing, laboratory equipment, and other items required to make blood safe and available.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.
I've donated blood several times, and every experience has been easy and straightforward. The staff is very friendly and professional; taking blood was relatively painless, and they always offer food, water, or blankets to keep you comfortable. Scheduling appointments over the phone or online is also a breeze. I have absolutely no complaints about VA Blood Services.
Review from Guidestar
