Our Impact
2
Every two seconds, someone needs blood.
60
Every hour, 60 units of blood are required to help patients undergoing surgery.
100%
One hundred percent of all blood products are provided to our local hospitals by LifeServe.
Mission
Our mission is a simple statement that describes what we do and why we do it: We save lives.
Key Services Provided
LifeServe Blood Center is a nonprofit community blood center that provides blood products to 175 hospitals. LifeServe actively recruits donors and processes, and distributes blood products to ensure our hospital partners have access to provide patients the right blood products at the right time.
Key Audiences Served
Individuals 16 and older who desire to make a difference in the lives of others in their communities through the gift of lifesaving blood donation. Our primary service area is Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois.
Ways to give
Donate blood.
Host a blood drive.
Become a LifeServe volunteer.
Support our scholarship program.
Donate to our Gift of Life Garden.
What are the most immediate needs to support your organization?
Of the total U.S. population, 62% are eligible to donate blood, but only 3% actually donate blood every year. The future generation of blood donors, individuals aged 16 to 24, are instrumental in supporting a stable blood supply but only make up 16% of our LifeServe donors. We actively recruit all ages of people to donate blood but are really looking to our high school- and college-aged individuals to step up and fill in the gap as our older generations, 40 to 60 (36%) and over 60 (32%), start to become less able to give the gift of life.
Board of Directors
Chairperson - Joshua Strief
Vice chairperson - Megan Reuther
Secretary/treasurer - Tom Mathews
Janet Wilwerding
Michael Nelson
Dr. Nicole Gilg
Dr. Sara Upmeyer
Matt Robins
Mack Rankin
Carrie Theisen Davis
Matthew Triplett