9 Delta Blood Bank Locations

The Delta Blood Bank was established in February 1948 as the Stockton Regional Blood Center. In July 1954, the organization separated from the American Red Cross and was renamed Delta Blood Bank. In 1962, it became a founding member of America's Blood Centers, which is a national networking group of blood banks who collect nearly half of the nation's blood supply through 450 non-profit donation sites across the country. The Delta Blood Bank is a non-profit, community blood bank and is the leading blood supplier for the San Joaquin Valley and Foothills area. Based in Stockton, California, it serves a five-county area including San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras, and El Dorado counties. The blood bank operates nine donor centers and holds a wide variety of mobile blood drives throughout the region. Through volunteer donations, patients get the necessary blood products to assist them in surgeries, burn recovery, child deliveries and other medical procedures. In order to achieve its goal of giving all citizens in the service area access to the safest possible human blood and blood components, Delta Blood Bank adheres to high standards together with the adaptation of current technology and the maintenance of equipment and facilities. It also continues the education of its professional staff and the efficient allocation of its resources. Delta Blood Bank provides service to 18 local hospitals within the region and collects over 200 pints daily in order to meet the demand. For over 50 years, Delta Blood Bank has proudly met that need.