Facts and Figures
Established
1954
Current Membership
172,000+ families
Group Sponsors
2300+ businesses and organizations
Population Served
1.2 million people in Delaware, Cecil County, Maryland, and on Maryland and Virginia's Eastern Shore
Donor Centers
Newark, DE
Wilmington, DE
Dover, DE
Salisbury, MD
Mobile Sites
Twenty-seven convenient donor sites located throughout Delmarva. Please call (888) 8-BLOOD-8 for an appointment or request an appointment online.
High Schools and Colleges
74 schools (high school and college) participated in the 2006/2007 school blood drive program; a record 6,340 blood donations were collected at 107 school blood drives from September 2006 to May 2007 - up 16% from 5,466 donations the previous school year.
Current Employees/Volunteers
229/200
2007 Fiscal Year Statistics
78,275 blood and platelet donations received and 104,982 products shipped to 17 hospitals and 13 renal care centers
Facilities Served
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Atlantic General Hospital
Bayhealth Medical Center - Dover
Bayhealth Medical Center - Milford
Beebe Medical Center
Chester River Hospital
Christiana Hospital
Dorcester General Hospital
Easton Memorial Hospital
McCready Memorial Hospital
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Renal Care Centers (13 locations)
St. Francis Hospital
Union Hospital
V.A. Hospital - Elsmere
V.A. Hospital - Perry Point
Wilmington Hospital