Your safety is our priority. As the pandemic continues, our focus on the safety of our donors and staff continues as well. We are following all the national guidelines from our industry as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We have increased our frequency of cleaning beyond what is required. ThisRead more

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gateway Church and their generous parishioners and supporters hosted much needed replacement blood drives. Thanks to the dedication of Gateway Church 462 donors helped make up for the abrupt loss of 70% of scheduled blood drives. Carter BloodCare and Gateway Church traditionally come together to host aRead more

The latest surge in COVID-19 cases in our community has presented the challenge of meeting increased demand for COVID-19 convalescent plasma, an approved treatment for currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Daily orders from our area hospitals for convalescent plasma exceed available inventory. We have all come to know friends, family members or co-workers who have beenRead more

Even in uncertain times, blood donors help Carter BloodCare meet the mission of saving lives by making transfusion possible – however this time through convalescent plasma donation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing emergency use of convalescent plasma in the battle against COVID-19. COVID convalescent plasma (CCP) provides antibodies from recovered patientsRead more

A Message from President and CEO Dr. Merlyn Sayers Carter BloodCare recognizes there are concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak and that you may have questions about what this means for giving blood, your blood drive, and the safety of the blood supply. Blood donation remains safe. The first line of protection for the blood supplyRead more