Before your blood is sent to local hospitals, it first goes to our testing lab. There, it's tested for a number of bloodborne conditions like HIV, Hepatitis C and West Nile virus. If a sample is flagged, our staff will notify the donor and refer them for additional testing and treatment.
If none of these conditions are detected in your blood, then we submit it to an additional health screening. Through this process, we test the cholesterol level of every donor as part of our standard donation process, as well as identifying blood type. These results are provided to the donor through our Donor Portal about three business days after donation.
In addition to standard blood product testing, our laboratory also performs urgent organ donor testing as an extra service to our community.