Miller-Keystone Blood Center

Serving Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Southern Luzerne, Upper Bucks, Western Montgomery and Western Schuylkill (PA) and Warren (NJ) counties.

Our regional blood supply is critically in need of O-NEGATIVE donations, as well as PLATELET donations, at this time. Your Donation. Your Community. Your Blood Center.

Donate Blood

It is important to remember that blood cannot be manufactured… the only source is you - the volunteer blood donor. When you give blood, you are doing one of the most amazing things anyone can dream of – saving a life.

Your blood donation is very important to the health and welfare of hospital patients in our area, as the need for blood is never ending. Blood products play a vital role in saving the lives of:

  • Premature infants
  • Accident / trauma victims
  • Cardiac patients
  • Individuals undergoing chemotherapy for cancer or leukemia
  • Burn victims
  • Surgical patients
  • Hospital patients undergoing an organ or bone marrow transplant
  • Individuals suffering from aplastic or sickle cell anemia

Although you may never know the recipient(s) of your blood donation, you can be assured that they and their families are extremely grateful.

Types of Donations

Allogeneic Blood Donation

When an individual donates whole blood for our community's blood supply. Individuals can donate whole blood up to six (6) times per year.

Automated Blood Donation

When an individual donates a specific blood component[s] (including red cells, platelets, plasma) through the use of automated technology.

Autologous Blood Donation

When a patient donates his or her own blood for upcoming elective surgery.

Hemochromatosis Donations

When patients diagnosed with hemochromatosis require the volume of his or her red blood cells to be reduced.

Directed (or Designated) Blood Donation

When a patient chooses his or her donors for upcoming elective surgery.

Patient/Donor Screening

Antibodyscreening of patients, as well as ABO/Rh blood typing and CMV screening of directed donors for patient compatibility.

Additional Information

Visit our Donor Eligibility Requirements and Frequently Asked Questions pages to learn more. For additional information or questions please contact the Blood Center's Special Collections Department at dwiest@hcsc.org, or phone (610) 691-8068 or fax (610) 868-9877.