Types of Donations

Make the Most of Your Donation

Giving a whole blood donation helps make the best use of your valuable lifesaving contribution. Whole blood is frequently given to trauma patients and people undergoing surgery.

Schedule your donation today at a nearby Connecticut Blood Center donation location!

Smiling blood donor squeezing a red foam heart

Whole Blood Donation

Whole blood is the most flexible type of donation. It can be transfused in its original form or used to help multiple people when separated into its specific components of red cells, plasma and platelets.

Smiling blood donor in donation chair at CTBC donation location.

Double Red Cell Donation

Double the Donation, Double the Lives Saved! Double red cell donations use a special automated process called apheresis (AYfur-EE-sis) to collect two units of just red blood cells during a single donation.