The Blood Center

What The Blood Center does

The Blood Center is a regional blood services organization headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, that operates as the primary supplier of blood, blood components, and plasma derivatives to hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi. Founded in 1960, the organization collects 200 to 250 pints of blood daily through community blood drives and donor programs, then processes those donations into platelets, plasma, and red blood cells for distribution to a network of more than 50 hospitals spanning the two states.

The company's core technology platform is built around the Reveos Automated Blood Processing System and Lumia Software Platform, both provided by Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies. The Reveos system is FDA-cleared industrial automation that replaces a 26-step manual whole blood separation process with a single automated centrifugation cycle, enabling production of up to 100 pooled platelet products per month while reducing waste and improving product consistency. The Blood Center became the second U.S. blood center to implement this technology, positioning it as an automation leader within the U.S. blood center sector.

The Blood Center generates revenue through transaction-fee pricing on blood products and processing services supplied to hospital and healthcare systems, though specific contract terms are not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market combines a direct-sales distribution model to enterprise healthcare buyers with community-driven donor acquisition via blood drives at venues such as the Belle Chasse Auditorium. The organization operates with 251 to 500 employees and serves two primary stakeholder segments: enterprise hospital customers and individual volunteer donors. No revenue, funding, or ownership data is publicly disclosed.

Name

The Blood Center

Legal name

The Blood Center

Website

https://thebloodcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Blood Center is a New Orleans-based regional blood services organization that collects 200-250 pints daily and supplies blood components to over 50 hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi, using FDA-cleared automation for processing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood & Plasma Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plasma-Derived & Blood Products Distributors (HLAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Blood collection services
• Blood component processing
• Platelet supply
• Hospital blood supply
• Community blood drives

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Blood Products and Services to Hospitals: The Blood Center collects 200-250 pints of blood daily and processes blood products for distribution to over 50 hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi. Revenue is generated through the provision of blood products and processing services to regional healthcare facilities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Blood Center collects 200–250 pints of whole blood daily via community blood drives and processes that blood into platelets, plasma, and red blood cells at its New Orleans facility using the FDA-cleared Reveos Automated Blood Processing System and Lumia Software Platform. The processed blood components are then distributed to over 50 hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi, with current capacity of up to 100 pooled platelet products per month.

Product overview

The Blood Center is a regional blood services organization that operates as a unified offering combining blood collection drives and automated blood component processing. The core operations include organizing community blood drives (such as the Belle Chasse community drive) to collect donations, combined with the Reveos Automated Blood Processing System and Lumia Software Platform for automated manufacturing of blood components. The center serves over 50 hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi, processing whole blood into platelets, plasma, and red blood cells.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blood Component Supply to Hospitals Provision of processed blood components — platelets, plasma, and red blood cells — to over 50 hospitals across Louisiana and Mississippi, currently producing up to 100 pooled platelet products per month through the Reveos automated processing system.
• Community Blood Donation Drives Community-organized blood collection events held at venues such as the Belle Chasse Auditorium, gathering voluntary individual donations to supply the regional hospital network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of up to 100 pooled platelet products per month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Terumo Blood and Cell TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies provided The Blood Center with the Reveos Automated Blood Processing System and Lumia Software Platform. This FDA-cleared automation technology enables automated whole blood separation into platelets, plasma, and red blood cells in a single centrifugation cycle, replacing the previous 26-step manual process. The implementation has yielded measurable improvements including up to 100 pooled platelet products per month, serving over 50 hospitals while reducing waste and improving product consistency.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Red Cross: The American Red Cross operates national blood collection, processing, and hospital distribution activities. It is directly comparable in product scope, customer base, and essential healthcare supply operations.
• Carter BloodCare: Carter BloodCare collects and distributes blood components to healthcare providers across Texas. Its regional network, donor recruitment model, and hospital supply activities closely parallel The Blood Center.
• Versiti: Versiti provides blood products, transfusion medicine, hematology services, and research capabilities to hospitals and clinicians. Its blood collection and hospital-facing diagnostics make it a strong operating peer.
• Hoxworth Blood Center: Hoxworth Blood Center recruits donors and supplies blood components to hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati region. It offers a close analogue to The Blood Center's community-collection and regional hospital distribution model.
• OneBlood: OneBlood is a large nonprofit blood center serving healthcare facilities through collection, testing, processing, and distribution. It is a direct regional peer with similar products, customers, and operational infrastructure.
• LifeSouth Community Blood Centers: LifeSouth operates community blood drives, component processing laboratories, and hospital distribution services across the Southeast. It is directly comparable in donor engagement, blood products, and regional healthcare supply.
• Vitalant: Vitalant collects, processes, tests, and distributes blood products to hospitals across a broad U.S. footprint. It closely matches The Blood Center's blood collection, component processing, and hospital supply model.
• New York Blood Center Enterprises: New York Blood Center Enterprises operates blood collection, component processing, transfusion medicine, and related diagnostic businesses. Its integrated blood-products and services model is comparable to The Blood Center's regional hospital supply operations.
• Bloodworks Northwest: Bloodworks Northwest collects, processes, and distributes blood products while providing transfusion-related services. Its regional blood-center model and hospital customer base are highly comparable.
• SunCoast Blood Centers: SunCoast Blood Centers collects, processes, and distributes blood products to hospitals in Florida. Its regional scale and end-to-end blood-center operations are comparable to The Blood Center's Louisiana and Mississippi network.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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