Memberships and Affiliations

The Siouxland Community Blood Bank is a proud partner of three select national blood centers. Throughout the year, the blood collected by the Siouxland Community Blood Bank stays within the 37 hospitals we serve in Siouxland. As part of our partnerships with the national blood centers, the Siouxland Community Blood Bank is an emergency backup when tragedies occur in the United States where blood is in dire need. We are proud to have a safe, dependable supply of blood that these three national blood centers depend upon in times of crisis.

    American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

The AABB is an international organization that works closely with the United States FDA to provide technical input into the development of blood regulations for the U.S. Virtually all major blood banks in the United States are accredited by the AABB. The AABB researches all things related to transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. Since 1953 the AABB has operated a National Blood Exchange to aid in transfers of blood between blood banks during shortages or when rare blood types are needed immediately.

America's Blood Centers (ABC)   

ABC began in 1962 and is North America's largest network of non-profit community blood centers. All of ABC's members are licensed and regulated by the FDA. ABC works with community-based blood banks and operates under the philosophy that blood that is voluntarily donated stays in the community that it is donated in to help family members, friends and neighbors first. Any excess supply may be shared by communities in need.

    Blood Centers of America (BCA)

BCA is a cooperative whose members are community blood centers. Members of BCA provide 30% of the nation's transfusion requirements. BCA focuses on the betterment of its community blood center members, striving to make them the safest and best they can possibly be.