Vitalant, previously known as United Blood Services, is a non-profit organization that provides a safe and abundant blood supply for most of South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, and northern Nebraska. Individuals can give blood 3 times a year. Volunteers are routinely needed to give blood and blood components, sponsor and coordinate blood drives, deliver blood products to hospitals and provide clerical support to the donor recruitment/marketing departments.

Vitalant, previously known as United Blood Services, is a non-profit organization that provides a safe and abundant blood supply for most of South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, and northern Nebraska. Individuals can give blood 3 times a year. Volunteers are routinely needed to give blood and blood components, sponsor and coordinate blood drives, deliver blood products to hospitals and provide clerical support to the donor recruitment/marketing departments.

The Bloodmobile allows donors to contribute blood without leaving their place of business. The Bloodmobile visits over 150 different sites annually in Sioux Falls and within a 130 mile radius. Call the program manager to schedule a bloodmobile drive. The Community Blood Bank does NOT provide testing for COVID antibodies.

Provides blood donation services. How can you HELP? Blood is needed each day in the United States to sustain the lives of patients in need. Whether used for surgery, traumas, during cancer treatment or other life threatening medical conditions, blood is used to provide hope. There are many blood suppliers throughout the country, some are very large blood providers, some a little smaller and others are hospital operated. Community Blood Bank (CBB) is hospital operated with a joint shared resource of Avera and Sanford Health Systems. The difference? CBB is different than other blood bank organizations with the sole focus on providing local patients and hospitals with an adequate blood supply. The blood is collected locally, processed locally and transfused to save local lives. Donations can be given at the Bloodmobile or in one a donor rooms located at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD or Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. CBB is not affiliated with any other blood bank entity. Additionally, unlike many other blood bank entities, CBB is committed to only visiting those communities for which we are the sole blood provider at the local hospital. How will my blood be used? CBB provides blood to over 36 local area hospitals (southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota), including all of Sioux Falls. To meet the needs of the hospitals and patients within the region, 500 - 550 donors to donate per week are needed. When the bloodmobile visits a community, the goal is to collect enough blood to sustain a healthy blood supply for many weeks after the blood drive event.

Provides blood donation services. How can you HELP? Blood is needed each day in the United States to sustain the lives of patients in need. Whether used for surgery, traumas, during cancer treatment or other life threatening medical conditions, blood is used to provide hope. There are many blood suppliers throughout the country, some are very large blood providers, some a little smaller and others are hospital operated. Community Blood Bank (CBB) is hospital operated with a joint shared resource of Avera and Sanford Health Systems. The difference? CBB is different than other blood bank organizations with the sole focus on providing local patients and hospitals with an adequate blood supply. The blood is collected locally, processed locally and transfused to save local lives. Donations can be given at the Bloodmobile or in one a donor rooms located at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD or Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. CBB is not affiliated with any other blood bank entity. Additionally, unlike many other blood bank entities, CBB is committed to only visiting those communities for which we are the sole blood provider at the local hospital. How will my blood be used? CBB provides blood to over 36 local area hospitals (southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota), including all of Sioux Falls. To meet the needs of the hospitals and patients within the region, 500 - 550 donors to donate per week are needed. When the bloodmobile visits a community, the goal is to collect enough blood to sustain a healthy blood supply for many weeks after the blood drive event.

The Bloodmobile allows donors to contribute blood without leaving their place of business. The Bloodmobile visits over 150 different sites annually in Sioux Falls and within a 130 mile radius. Call the program manager to schedule a bloodmobile drive. The Community Blood Bank does NOT provide testing for COVID antibodies.

​The American Red Cross hosts blood drives across the nation. To find the nearest blood drive to a zip code, visit redcrossblood.org.