CBC Presents: Save Someone’s Summer Tour 2020

June 3, 2020

Donate blood this summer and save lives Summer sure feels different this year. Though some regularly scheduled summer rituals might have to wait until next year, we want you to know that we’ll be on the road all summer long [read more...]

The Community Blood Center Announces it Will Conduct Antibody Testing for the Coronavirus

May 21, 2020

Testing will allow for identification of convalescent plasma donors, whose plasma can be used in the potential treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Community Blood Center (CBC) continues to contribute to the fight against the novel coronavirus by making convalescent plasma [read more...]

Donate in June for a chance to escape to Mackinac Island

May 14, 2020

Win one of two $1,000 vacation packages to Mackinac Island Summer is right around the corner… we promise. CBC can help you think about the potential of vacations ahead. Donate in June for a chance to win one of two [read more...]

CBC Collects First Convalescent Plasma Donation

April 30, 2020

The Community Blood Center (CBC) has reached a milestone for the community in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and a recovered COVID-19 patient is to thank.

Convalescent plasma: be a part of the COVID-19 solution

April 22, 2020

As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, our community is finding ways to support one another. It’s really pretty incredible. All around us, people are stepping up. It’s what we do to support our community. When every small act [read more...]

The Community Blood Center Will Collect Plasma from Recovered COVID-19 Patients to Help Treat Others

April 6, 2020

The Community Blood Center (CBC) is asking fully recovered COVID-19 patients to be a part of the solution to the global pandemic and donate their plasma. Plasma is a component of blood that CBC regularly collects from volunteer donors. Convalescent [read more...]

More than 700 Units of Blood Lost in the Last Week: “Pop Up Donor Centers” Being Created

March 17, 2020

Nationally, blood centers have seen more than 4,000 blood drives cancelled, resulting in some 130,000 fewer blood donations due to coronavirus concerns.

Community Urged to Donate Blood to Ensure Ample Blood Supply Amid Coronavirus Concerns

March 12, 2020

The Community Blood Center urges all healthy and eligible donors to make and keep donation appointments to ensure a reliable blood supply is available for patients who count on transfusions for treatments – those needed today and into the future. [read more...]

What’s So Positive About O Negative?

February 4, 2020

Imagine that someone you love is involved in an accident and needs blood as part of his or her recovery. When time is of the essence, how is it determined what type of blood they will receive?

CBC Grows Partnership with ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano

January 6, 2020

The Community Blood Center (CBC) is proud to announce that we have expanded our partnership with ThedaCare to include ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano and are now the sole supplier of blood products transfused to Shawano, Wis.-area patients at this hospital!

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