Mutual Services Blood Bank

What Mutual Services Blood Bank does

Banco de Sangre de Servicios Mutuos, Inc. (DBA: Banco de Sangre de Servicios Mutuos) is a private nonprofit blood bank founded in 1980 and headquartered in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. It collects, processes, tests, and distributes blood components and provides transfusion-related services to 40+ hospitals across Puerto Rico on a 365/24/7 basis. The organization operates five collection centers (Bayamón, Caguas, Ponce, Guaynabo, Hato Rey) plus an exclusive apheresis facility, performing whole-blood donation alongside platelet, plasma, and double RBC apheresis procedures.

The core product portfolio spans red blood cells (including leukoreduced variants), fresh frozen plasma, platelets (including pathogen-inactivated platelets), and cryoprecipitates. The laboratory arm provides compatibility testing, antibody screening, and infectious-disease testing, while a component-modification service offers leukoreduction, irradiation, fractionation, and washing. Operations are governed by FDA registration, CLIA accreditation, AABB institutional membership (since 1985), and Puerto Rico Department of Health licensure; medically directed by Gerardo Latoni, the bank operates under a voluntary, unremunerated donation model consistent with the FDA's 1978 nationwide mandate.

Revenue is generated through hospital contracts for component distribution, transfusion services, and laboratory testing — a single B2B channel with no consumer pricing. Donor recruitment is community-driven via social media and an online registration platform, but is not a revenue stream. The aggregate Puerto Rico blood supply needs an estimated 300-400 pints daily, and the bank is positioned as the island's oldest and largest collector with no public M&A, funding, or external investor activity.

Name

Mutual Services Blood Bank

Legal name

Banco de Sangre de Servicios Mutuos, Inc.

Website

https://bancodesangreserviciosmutuos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Banco de Sangre de Servicios Mutuos is Puerto Rico's oldest and largest nonprofit blood bank, founded in 1980, collecting, processing, testing, and distributing blood components to 40+ hospitals across the island through five collection centers operating 365/24/7.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ), Plasma-Derived & Blood Products Distributors (HLAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Blood banking services
• Blood component distribution
• Transfusion services
• Voluntary blood donation
• Blood collection processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Trujillo Alto

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood Component Distribution to Hospitals: Supplying blood components to hospitals that have their own transfusion services. The bank provides components based on each hospital's population needs 365 days/year, 24 hours.
2. Transfusion Services: Compatibility testing, antibody screening, reference services, and component modifications provided as contracted services to healthcare institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mutual Services Blood Bank is a nonprofit blood banking organization that collects, processes, tests, and distributes blood components and transfusion services to hospitals across Puerto Rico. Founded in 1980, it is the largest blood bank in Puerto Rico, supplying more than 40 hospitals 365 days a year, 24 hours a day with blood components including red cells, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitates, along with compatibility testing, antibody screening, and component modifications. It also operates voluntary donor collection services at five physical locations including an exclusive apheresis center.

Product overview

Mutual Services Blood Bank operates as a blood banking and transfusion services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of blood products and donation services. The core service structure consists of Component Distribution (delivering blood components to hospitals 24/7) and Transfusion Services (compatibility testing and antibody screening). The manufactured product line includes blood components (red blood cells, leukoreduced red cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitates, pathogen-inactivated platelets) and specialized testing services (ABO/Rh typing, antibody identification, compatibility testing). Donation services encompass four automated apheresis donation types (whole blood, platelet, plasma, and double red blood cell donation) at multiple Puerto Rico locations. The organization serves over 40 hospitals across Puerto Rico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Component Distribution Service (Servicio de Distribución de Componentes) Provides hospitals with their own transfusion services the blood components required based on their population's needs, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. For hospital blood banks and transfusion services across Puerto Rico.
• Transfusion Service (Servicio de Transfusión) Performs compatibility testing, antibody screening, reference services, and component modifications for contracted institutions. For hospitals requiring specialized transfusion laboratory support.
• Red Blood Cells (Células Rojas) Red blood cell units for transfusion to patients with chronic anemia, trauma, organ transplants, and surgeries. Manufactured product supplied to hospitals.
• Leukoreduced Red Blood Cells (Células Rojas Leucoreducidas) Red blood cells with white blood cells removed to reduce transfusion reactions. Manufactured product supplied to hospitals.
• Fresh Frozen Plasma (Plasma Fresco Congelado) Frozen plasma used for patients with bleeding disorders and massive transfusions. Manufactured product supplied to hospitals.
• Platelets (Plaquetas) Platelet concentrates for preventing or stopping bleeding in cancer treatments, organ transplants, and surgeries. Manufactured product supplied to hospitals.
• Pathogen Inactivated Platelets (Plaquetaféresis con Inactivación de Patógenos) Apheresis platelets treated with pathogen inactivation technology for enhanced safety. Manufactured specialty product supplied to hospitals.
• Cryoprecipitates (Crioprecipitados)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 donation can save up to 4 lives through blood component separation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985Institutional member of AABB since 1985. AABB accreditation represents compliance with international standards for blood banking and transfusion medicine, including quality systems, safety protocols, and operational excellence standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Versiti: Nonprofit blood center network operating across multiple U.S. states, providing hospital transfusion services, blood collection, and specialized testing — comparable multi-site nonprofit blood banking model.
• Carter BloodCare: Texas-based nonprofit blood center operating multiple collection sites and supplying regional hospitals with blood components and transfusion services — directly comparable in scale and service mix.
• OneBlood: Florida-based nonprofit blood center serving hospitals across the Southeast with collection, processing, testing, and distribution — direct operational analogue to Mutual Services Blood Bank.
• Vitalant: One of the largest nonprofit blood collectors in the U.S., operating community blood drives and supplying hospitals with blood components — directly comparable business model to Mutual Services Blood Bank at larger scale.
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center: Nonprofit community blood center in Texas collecting voluntary donations and supplying hospitals; comparable voluntary-donor, community-driven model with hospital distribution focus.
• San Diego Blood Bank: Regional nonprofit blood bank collecting voluntary donations and supplying Southern California hospitals with components and transfusion-related testing — similar operating footprint and service portfolio.
• American Red Cross Blood Services: The largest U.S. blood collection organization, performing voluntary donor collection, component manufacturing, and hospital distribution under AABB and FDA oversight — directly analogous operating model.
• New York Blood Center: Large nonprofit regional blood center collecting, processing, and distributing blood components to hospitals; comparable in offering transfusion services and specialized testing alongside blood collection.
• Stanford Blood Center: Hospital-affiliated nonprofit blood center in California performing voluntary donor collection, component preparation, and specialized testing (including pathogen reduction) for affiliated and partner hospitals — closely analogous operational structure.

Regional players

• Héma-Québec: Canadian provincial blood agency performing voluntary donor collection, component manufacturing, and hospital distribution; comparable end-to-end blood banking mission with regulatory oversight from a public health authority.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DonaSangrePR
• Facebookfacebook.com/DonaSangrePR
• Instagraminstagram.com/donasangrepr/?hl=en

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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