Carter BloodCare updates hours at 4 donor centers

Changes take effect Dec. 1 to serve Texas blood donors

Carter BloodCare is updating its hours of operation at four of its neighborhood donor centers, starting Dec. 1, 2025.

Fort Worth

Carter BloodCare’s Rosedale Donor Center in Fort Worth will open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday, effective Dec. 6. Previously, the facility was closed on Saturdays.

Beginning Dec. 1, open hours at the Rosedale Donor Center, located at 1263 W. Rosedale St., Suite 100, in Fort Worth’s Medical District, are:

• Mondays: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Thursdays: Closed
• Fridays: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sundays: Closed

Allen

Located at 1328 West McDermott Dr., Suite 250, Carter BloodCare’s Allen Donor Center will open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each Wednesday, effective Dec. 3. Previously, the facility was open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays.

Beginning Dec. 1, open hours at the Allen Donor Center are:

• Mondays: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thursdays: Closed
• Fridays: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sundays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Longview

The Longview Donor Center will open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday, effective Dec. 6. Previously, the facility was open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Carter BloodCare’s Longview Donor Center is located at 3080 N. Eastman, Suite 112. Beginning Dec. 1, open hours at the Longview Donor Center are:

• Mondays: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Thursdays: Closed
• Fridays: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sundays: Closed

Tyler

In Tyler, Carter BloodCare’s center at 815 Baxter Avenue will open an hour earlier each Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Beginning Dec. 1, open hours at the Tyler Donor Center are:

• Mondays: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Thursdays: Closed
• Fridays: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sundays: Closed

Carter BloodCare’s donor centers collect whole blood, double red cell, platelet and plasma donations to support local patients in urgent need of transfusions. The Texas-based nonprofit organization operates 26 donor centers, in addition to daily mobile blood drives.

To thank donors in December, Carter BloodCare is offering several appreciation gifts, including a new blanket and a drawing to win football memorabilia autographed by Dallas Cowboys alumni Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders.

To select a slot to donate, visit CarterBloodCare.org or call 800-366-2834.

About Carter BloodCare

Carter BloodCare is an independent community blood center providing transfusion resources in 57 counties of North, Central and East Texas to support more than 200 medical facilities. The nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization is one of the largest blood programs in Texas, delivering more than 400,000 doses of blood and blood components annually to meet the medical treatment needs of local patients. Services include collection, processing, specialized laboratory testing, storage and distribution of blood and blood components. Tu centro de sangre comunitario.