Blood Center of Wisconsin

Individuals must wait two days after the day of vaccination to donate blood or platelets.

In accordance with CDC guidelines, we are reinstating our mask policy for donors as of 8/3/21. As of 8/3/21 8/3/21, Versiti donors and staff must continue to wear a face-covering while in our facilities, except where medical conditions prevent them from wearing one. All Versiti donation locations will continue taking donor temperatures, practicing social distancing and closely adhere to FDA and CDC cleaning and disinfecting protocols.

Employees and volunteers will continue to wear masks, per CDC and OSHA recommendations for staff in healthcare settings.

Blood donation is safe. The donation process itself poses no risk of infecting a blood donor with coronavirus. Donating at centers or at organized blood drives is safe. Coronavirus is not currently known to infect patients through blood transfusions.

The FDA does not allow us to pay our volunteer donors to help protect and keep the blood supply safe. However, we do sometimes give incentives to our donors as a thank you for your time and donation. At the end of the day, helping save the lives of local patients is the greatest gift anyone could receive!

Hi Michelle, The process for whole blood donation usually takes about one hour. The blood collection itself is usually about 10 minutes. The donation process includes registration, a brief medical screening, blood collection and refreshments. Expect to spend about 1 1/2 hours for apheresis (platelet, red cells) collections. Thank you so much for your interest, we hope to see you soon! Sincerely, BloodCenter of Wisconsin