Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

What Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank does

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank (CPBB) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community blood program founded in 1960 and headquartered in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. The organization collects, processes, and distributes whole blood and blood components (red cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate) to a network of 13+ member hospitals across Central Pennsylvania, including facilities operated by UPMC, Geisinger, WellSpan, Penn State Health, Lebanon VA Medical Center, and OSS Health. Annual throughput exceeds 120,000 units of blood and blood products, with daily utilization at area hospitals running 275-300 units, equating to an addressable demand profile that the organization is structured to fulfill on a continuous basis.

Operations are built around three collection channels: fixed satellite donor centers, host-organized mobile blood drives deployed to businesses, schools, churches, and civic organizations (requiring 30+ interested participants per drive), and a specialized Apheresis Program that separates whole blood into components to produce single-donor platelets — a procedure that replaces what would otherwise require 6-10 whole-blood donations. The organization employs approximately 96 staff members across Central Pennsylvania and runs self-serve online donor scheduling through donate.717giveblood.org, plus a Community Commitment program targeting organizational partners.

The revenue model is a hybrid of (i) transactional fees charged to member hospitals for blood products and (ii) voluntary financial donations from the community supporting outreach, equipment, and mobile collection vehicles. The organization is institutionally linked to America's Blood Centers (ABC), the nation's largest blood-provider network, providing it with national reach and reciprocal supply capabilities. No public financial disclosures are available, and the entity is privately held as a tax-exempt nonprofit with no parent company, venture backing, or M&A activity indicated in available data.

Name

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

Legal name

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

Website

https://cpbb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit founded in 1960 that collects, processes, and distributes over 120,000 units of blood and blood products annually to 13+ member hospitals across Central Pennsylvania via mobile drives, satellite centers, and an apheresis program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG), Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Blood collection services
• Blood product distribution
• Apheresis donation
• Mobile blood drives
• Community blood bank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hummelstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood Products Supply to Hospitals: Not-for-profit blood supply service providing blood and blood products to member hospitals. Revenue supports operations, community outreach, equipment purchases, and mobile collection vehicles.
2. Financial Donations: Voluntary charitable contributions from donors supporting the blood bank's mission. Funds community outreach, education programs, new equipment, and collection vehicles. Organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is a not-for-profit, community-based blood program that collects whole blood and blood components (including single-donor platelets via apheresis) from volunteer donors, processes the donations into components such as plasma, platelets, red cells, and cryoprecipitate, and distributes these blood products to 13+ member hospitals across Central Pennsylvania for patient care including surgery, trauma, cancer treatment, and burn care. The organization also supports community blood drive hosting for businesses, schools, churches, and civic organizations via mobile collection vehicles.

Product overview

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is a not-for-profit, community-based blood program that operates as a single-service healthcare organization focused on blood collection and distribution. The organization operates three primary offerings: whole blood donation services and the Apheresis Program (for collecting specific blood components like single-donor platelets), supplemented by mobile blood drive hosting services. All collected blood is processed into its component parts (plasma, platelets, red cells, cryoprecipitate) and distributed to a network of 12+ regional hospitals for patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blood Donation Services Whole blood collection service from volunteer donors. The donation process takes approximately 45 minutes, with an eight-week waiting period between donations. Generally open to anyone age 16 or older weighing at least 120 pounds and in good health. Available at satellite donor centers and mobile blood drives across Central Pennsylvania.
• Apheresis Program A specialized blood component collection procedure that separates whole blood into its different parts, allowing specific components such as platelets to be collected from a single donor. Single-donor platelets can be donated every 2 weeks, with the donation procedure taking 30-90 minutes. One apheresis procedure can supply the equivalent of 6-10 whole blood donations worth of platelets.
• Blood Drive Hosting Service Service enabling businesses, schools, churches, and civic groups to host mobile blood drives. CPBB provides promotional materials, two different mobile setup options depending on space availability, and support for recruiting donors. A successful blood drive typically requires 30+ interested participants from the host organization.
• Blood Products Distribution Processing and distribution of whole blood components including plasma, cryoprecipitate, platelets, and red cells to 13+ member hospitals for patient care. Supports surgical procedures, trauma care, cancer treatment, burn treatment, open heart surgeries, and treatment of blood disorders. Distributes 120,000+ units annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000+ units of blood and blood products supplied annually to member hospitals
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• America's Blood Centers (ABC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral Pennsylvania Blood Bank is affiliated with America's Blood Centers, the nation's largest group of blood providers and collectors. This national network enables the organization to help save patients who need care anytime, anywhere, extending reach beyond regional operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vitalant: Large nonprofit blood collector (formerly Blood Systems) serving hospitals nationwide. Direct competitor in the community blood-bank model with apheresis, mobile drives, and hospital supply relationships — comparable scale, mission, and product mix to CPBB.
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center: Houston-based nonprofit blood collector with a comparable ABC-affiliated model, apheresis program, mobile drives, and multi-hospital supply contracts. Same operating playbook as CPBB.
• Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center: Regional ABC-affiliated nonprofit blood collector serving hospitals in the Midwest. Closely comparable to CPBB in operating model, apheresis capability, and member-hospital contract structure.
• Carter BloodCare: Texas-based nonprofit community blood center serving dozens of hospitals with mobile drives and apheresis. Directly comparable to CPBB in mission, product mix, and GTM motion.

Emerging players

• SunCoast Blood Centers: Smaller Florida-based ABC-affiliated community blood bank with similar operations to CPBB — comparable service offerings and target customers, but at smaller scale.
• Stanford Blood Center: Hospital-based nonprofit blood collector in Northern California offering whole blood, apheresis, and specialty products to affiliated and surrounding hospitals. Comparable service mix to CPBB with academic medical center customers.

Regional players

• Miller-Keystone Blood Center: Regional nonprofit blood center serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Closest geographic peer to CPBB with identical operating model (mobile drives, apheresis, hospital supply) and overlapping member-hospital relationships.

Broad incumbents

• New York Blood Center: One of the largest independent community-based nonprofit blood collectors, also operating a full apheresis and specialty products program. Same ABC affiliation as CPBB and a directly analogous operating model.
• American Red Cross Biomedical Services: National nonprofit blood collection organization operating the largest US blood program. Directly comparable to CPBB as a community/mobile-drive-based nonprofit collecting whole blood and apheresis products for hospital distribution; competes for donors and supply contracts across CPBB's territory.
• Versiti (Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin et al.): Multi-state nonprofit blood center operator formed through mergers of Midwest blood banks. Comparable model to CPBB with hospital supply, apheresis, and research/translational capabilities, but at broader geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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