What are the Benefits of Donating Blood at LifeSouth?

Saving Lives
There is no substitute for blood. Volunteer donors are the only source of blood for patients in need of lifesaving transfusions. Donating blood is a safe, simple way to make a difference for people in your community. In this way, each blood donation provided by a donor can help save several people's lives.

The Blood Donor Benefit Program
The Blood Donor Benefit Program is one of the ways that LifeSouth Community Blood Centers gives back to our donors and donor groups. Under this program, LifeSouth helps defray the cost of blood components for patients covered under our plan. When a patient covered by our plan receives a blood transfusion, LifeSouth pays for the non-insured portion of the 'processing fee' (covers cost of recruiting, drawing, testing, storing and distributing the blood) that is charged to the patient for all units of blood components. LifeSouth's coverage extends to transfusions at any hospital in the United States.

For more information on the Blood Donor Benefit Program, please call your local region of LifeSouth Community Blood Centers. Find details and contact information for your local area at our Regions and Donor Centers page.

Monitor your health
Each time you donate blood at LifeSouth, we check your blood pressure, blood iron level, pulse and cholesterol. You can check your cholesterol and donation dates at any time on the Web via the Donor Kiosk.

It's good for you
Donating blood is believed to aid the rejuvenation of red blood cells and can help reduce the risk of heart disease, especially in men. It also helps to control blood iron levels, which is important for older men.

It is also good to know that you personally have sacrificed some of your time to help save someone else's life!