American Red Cross Blood Manufacturing Laboratory Tour

Take a behind the scenes tour of the American Red Cross blood manufacturing laboratory in Douglasville, Georgia and see what happens with your blood donation after you donate. This is just one of our manufacturing labs across the country. There are many steps in the lifesaving journey of a donation from donor to patient. Learn more and schedule a donation appointment at RedCrossBlood.org.

[@PeterRoos]

Very cool. I'm a platelet donor, go in every two weeks. The Red Cross sends me a notice where the platelets (and once a month, plasma) go to, which is usually a local hospital. But obviously there's more to it.

[@starfishgurl1984]

Wow, I’ve always wondered about everything that goes on between collection and delivery so this was really neat to see! As a retail employee who unloads trucks and restocks the sales floor the testing and delivery process sort of fascinated me trying to imagine the journey my blood goes on between leaving me and primarily helping babies and now I know. Thanks so much for sharing this and to all of the employees who work hard to ensure that I can continue to help babies and whoever else may benefit from my cmv- whole blood donations!

[@juliannurs]

Thats so kind of you... your welcome. Im a blood donor too⚪🟣⚪🟣

[@godslionesswarrior1982]

I'm going for the first time to donate blood October 6, 2023!! Nervous though I've always hated needles but I've donated plasma so should be almost the same thing. I have been alerted that we're dealing with a shortage of blood so I'm going to save lives. I'm blood type O+

[@rmc1894]

I work at the blood donation center in NC and wondered where to blood goes to get processed nice video and thank you to all the donors 🎉

[@williamthawley9251]

very well done, having taken a tour and photographed a histocompatability lab in phila, this was really very interesting. thank you

[@Jbech444]

1st time platelet donor with my 2nd appt booked & regular blood donor. Great video! Appreciate the tour and understanding of donation collection and processing.

[@dr.debbiewilliams4263]

I stopped by an office yesterday to donate blood, especially since I don't drink alcoholic beverages or beer, don't smoke at all and don't do drugs, but was told I don't weigh enough to give blood.

[@maciejjaroszewski]

This week I'm starting therapy to over come my blood phobia and my goal is to work in Blood Manufacturing Laboratory.

[@mikekozi-lester3887]

Enjoy your Job !!!

[@zombiemom6701]

I’m a platelet donor and always wondered where it goes after I donate!

[@melvayaredaguilar]

what an amazing cause (:

[@tonyasellers-hannon5849]

What happens if you receive blood from someone who was recently infected with something ? Like 5 days or something and that blood gets used? I can't donate platelets but I can blood

[@melvayaredaguilar]

5:19 is that button made out of blood?

[@tr5946]

Blood for the Blood Gods

[@marty4072]

Can you clarify if the donations are paid for by the hospital? I am unsure of how Red Cross receives funding considering it’s an NGO aside from the sponsorship mentioned. Is sponsorship that great?

[@marty4072]

I would also like to note that I’ve donated twice so I am curious as to how my blood donations have been handled monetarily aside from the processing aspect.

[@anitagorse9204]

Hospitals pay around 150€ for gathering, testing, material, transport of blood per unit. Money comes from insurance conpanies, Medicare, Medicaid..blood is always included. That is in case blood is volontarily donated. If blood is paid for, cost for one unit can go to 3000$ and it will have to come out of patients pocket, at least a part. In the near future I presume demand will outpace the supply and healthcare workers will be forced to make a triage. Donated blood will be given to people close to death, others will ...have to wait.

[@tjwatts1207]

@@anitagorse9204 where did you find this info? Sounds interesting.

[@melvayaredaguilar]

4:57 have you been drinking some?

[@thatguy8869]

I didn't know blood could be manufactured. i thought it had to be collected from donors.

[@redcross]

Manufacturing is a bit of a misnomer in this instance. It does need to be collected from donors, but after that, it is tested and separated into constituent parts that are needed by each recipient. Blood still can not be made. It needs to be donated.

[@marknelson6865]

No longer interested,thaks