Central Blood Bank

Up to 12 lives saved !
Everyone who donates whole blood with Central Blood Bank can save up to three lives with just one donation. How is this possible? Each unit of whole blood is separated into three components - plasma, platelets, and red blood cells - and each of these components can help save the life of an area patient in need of transfusions.
Personalized Brighten Life donor ID card
Central Blood Bank donors receive a personalized Brighten Life donor ID card after their first donation post-October 1, 2007. Your donor ID card provides you with your unique donor identification number and your blood type. We encourage you to use this card each time you donate.
Access to My Personal Donation History
My Personal Donation History is a secure, online service that Central Blood Bank offers to help donors keep track of general donation information. This information includes blood type, donation history, donor profile, and donation eligibility. It's also a way for the donors to access their Brighten Life benefits, such as the Online Store.
Online scheduling for both mobile and community donor center donors
Central Blood Bank donors have access to improved online capabilities, including real-time online scheduling for our community donor centers and mobile blood drives. Donors have access to more donation opportunities so they can choose the donation day and time that they prefer. Donors will also receive e-mail scheduling confirmations and appointment reminders.
E-mail conformations of scheduled appointments and e-mail appointment reminders
Wellness results for temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and hemoglobin
As part of the eligibility requirements for donating blood, donors undergo a wellness check. This wellness check includes:

Temperature - An elevated temperature may indicate your body is fighting an infection.

Blood pressure - Early detection of high blood pressure may reduce your risk of heart disease.

Pulse - An irregular pulse rate may increase your risk of stroke. Early detection may reduce that risk.

Hemoglobin - Insufficient hemoglobin caused by a lack of iron may temporarily defer you from donating and may lead to anemia, a condition in which there is an inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues.

Hemoglobin Screening - Screening test which indicates that your iron level is sufficient enough to donate blood.

Wellness tracking for cholesterol test results
Once the Bright level is reached, donors can track their cholesterol test results through My Personal Donation History. These test results are available online 72 hours after each donation and provide a means to monitor cholesterol on an ongoing basis.
Opportunity to participate in Holiday Hugs program
Donors at the Brightest level are given the opportunity to write a message on a tag that will be attached to a stuffed animal. The animals, complete with message, will be given to children in local hospitals.
Advanced Wellness Check
Another Brighten Life for our Brightest-level donors is the Advanced Wellness Check. This service is free to Brightest level donors as an annual benefit (one per year). This wellness check, conducted at any community donor center or mobile blood drive, provides an accurate profile of your fasting cholesterol, including HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. For more information on Advanced Wellness Checks, click here.
Invitation to donor recognition event
All Brightest level donors will be invited to a special event recognized our most loyal donors. The event will take place in 2010.
Brighten Life Points
Donors in the Brighten Life program receive points redeemable at our Online Store for each donation. Donors receive points for their donations dating back to January 1st of the current calendar year, regardless of when during the year they sign up.

In addition to the points received for each successful lifesaving donation, donors have the opportunity to earn bonus points throughout the year. Brighten Life bonus points are available as donors reach each membership level, and there are special opportunities to earn bonus points throughout the year.
Access to Brighten Life Online Store
Access to the Brighten Life Online Store is another great benefit for donors in the program. Points that donors receive for joining and donating in the Brighten Life program are redeemable at our online store for many great items. These include T-shirts, branded lapel pins, and gift cards for a variety of restaurants and stores.

The highest membership level you can achieve
in a calendar year is the Brightest level.
However, you continue to save area lives with each successive donation!