Facts and Figures
Established
1954
Current Membership
171,000+ families
Group Sponsors
2200+ 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-nine convenient mobile donor sites located throughout Delmarva. Please call (888) 8-BLOOD-8 for an appointment or request an appointment online.
High Schools and Colleges
75 schools (high school and college) participated in the 2008/2009 school blood drive program; a record 6,909 blood donations were collected at 119 school blood drives from September 2008 to May 2009 - up nearly 3.5% from 6,684 donations the previous school year.
Current Employees/Volunteers
230/170
2009 Calendar Year Statistics
72,821 blood, platelet, and plasma donations received and 104,662 products shipped
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
Dorchester General Hospital
Easton Memorial Hospital
McCready Memorial Hospital
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
St. Francis Hospital
Union Hospital
V.A. Hospital - Elsmere
V.A. Hospital - Perry Point
Wilmington Hospital