Our Impact
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Every two seconds in America, someone needs lifesaving blood.
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Only 3% of adults currently donate blood.
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One hundred percent of blood collected is provided to hospitals to treat patients.
Mission
We save lives in partnership with the communities we serve.
Key Services Provided
LifeServe Blood Center is a nonprofit community blood center that provides blood to more than 175 hospitals in four states, including all Central Iowa hospitals and 80% of Iowa hospitals. We recruit volunteer blood donors, then distribute a safe, lifesaving blood supply to those hospitals to treat patients in need.
Key Audiences Served
People 16 and older who desire to make a difference in their communities with a volunteer gift of a lifesaving blood donation. Our primary service area is Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois.
Ways to give
Donate blood.
Host a blood drive.
Become a LifeServe volunteer.
Support our scholarship program.
Donate to our Gift of Life Garden.
What are the most immediate needs to support your organization?
In the United States, more than 60% of adults are eligible to donate blood, but only 3% do each year. If that number rose to just 4%, there would not be blood shortages. In order to continue to provide a safe, consistent supply of lifesaving blood to local hospitals, we need to raise that number.
We actively recruit all ages of people to donate blood, but we’re specifically aiming to increase donations by the younger generations, setting them up to become lifelong blood donors. Few acts of service have such a powerful, immediate impact.
Board of Directors
Chairperson: Megan Reuther, anchor/reporter for WHO 13/Hello Iowa
Vice chairperson: Mack Rankin, vice president, private wealth adviser, for U.S. Bank
Secretary/treasurer: Thomas P. Mathews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mary Washington Healthcare
Becki Brommel, healthcare litigation attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Michael Nelson, assistant dean of student affairs, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Matthew Triplett, senior project manager, ESO
Janet Wilwerding, senior marketing and communications specialist, city of West Des Moines
Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford, pediatric hematology-oncology, UnityPoint Health
Yulia Johnson, D.O., Broadlawns Medical Center
Grant Taylor, vice president/partner, the Hansen Co.