Northern California Blood Services Region
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Our History

Our region is one of 35 blood centers across the nation operated by the American Red Cross, whose Biomedical Headquarters is situated in Rosslyn, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. With the help of close to six million volunteer blood donors across the nation, the American Red Cross is one of the largest systems collecting and processing blood in the United States, supplying over 3,000 hospitals across the nation. The blood program operates on a cost recovery basis, supported by processing fees for products and services provided to patients in hospitals and clinics we serve.

Operating in the Bay Area for over 50 years , our headquarters are located at
6230 Claremont Avenue
Oakland, California

We are now one of the largest providers of essential blood products and services to patients at hospitals in Northern California. Taking advantage of the support of our national system (including blood resource-sharing during shortages, four National Testing Labs, the Holland Research Laboratory in Rockville, MD) we will provide the most advanced products and services with the highest possible levels of safety, quality, customer service and cost-effectiveness.