SunCoast Blood Centers

SunCoast Blood Centers We are privileged to bring people together to save lives through innovative blood services and therapies. Call 1-866-97-BLOOD.

SunCoast Blood Centers is the exclusive blood products provider to the patients and medical centers in Southwest Florida. For over 76 years SunCoast Blood Centers has provided a reliable supply of quality blood products and services to hospitals and health centers in need.

12/11/2025

🎁 Give the gift of life this holiday season—and get rewarded!

From December 21–31, stop by a participating Walmart and donate blood with SunCoast Blood Centers to make a real difference right here at home.

❤️ Whole blood donors: $30 Walmart gift card
💪 Power Red donors: $40 Walmart gift card
💛 Platelet donors: $50 Walmart gift card

Your donation helps local patients celebrate another holiday with their loved ones. Appointments fill fast—schedule yours today and help keep our community strong! www.suncoastblood.org

Think you can’t donate blood because you’re taking medications like Eliquis or Xarelto? 🤔 Think again!✅ Donors taking an...
12/10/2025

Think you can’t donate blood because you’re taking medications like Eliquis or Xarelto? 🤔 Think again!

✅ Donors taking anticoagulants are now eligible for whole blood and power red donations.
⚠️ For platelet or plasma donations, you’ll just need to be off the medication for 48 hours.

Every donation saves lives. ❤️ Don’t let myths hold you back from making a difference!

📞 Call 1-866-97-BLOOD or visit suncoastblood.org to schedule your appointment today.

12/10/2025

Snowbird season is here, and our hospitals are busier than ever.​

With more people on the roads and in our community, just one major trauma can require several units of blood to save a life. This holiday season, please take time to donate and help ensure Bayflite2 and our hospital partners have the blood they need when every second counts.

Save the date for something merry and healthy! 🎄✨Join us for our Healthy Through the Holidays Wellness Fair at SunCoast ...
12/09/2025

Save the date for something merry and healthy! 🎄✨

Join us for our Healthy Through the Holidays Wellness Fair at SunCoast Blood Centers on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our Lakewood Ranch location. Enjoy 20+ wellness vendors, healthy lifestyle tips, and holiday gift ideas—plus, when you donate blood that day, you’ll receive an e-gift card (new donors earn $30, returning donors up to $50) to help with holiday shopping. And don’t forget: bring up to 5 gifts to be wrapped by our “elves” while you’re here! 🎁

Make this holiday season shine with the gift of life — plus a $30 Publix Gift Card! Donate blood at our Bayshore (Braden...
12/09/2025

Make this holiday season shine with the gift of life — plus a $30 Publix Gift Card! Donate blood at our Bayshore (Bradenton) or Shops at Silverleaf (Parrish) locations from now through December 31st and receive a $30 Publix gift card after your donation. Power Red donors qualify for $40! Your lifesaving gift stays local, benefiting neighbors at nearby hospitals. One donation can save up to three lives — share your holiday spirit in the most meaningful way.

Give back this season! Donate Dec 9–12 at participating Sarasota Memorial Hospital locations and walk away with a holida...
12/09/2025

Give back this season! Donate Dec 9–12 at participating Sarasota Memorial Hospital locations and walk away with a holiday tee + up to $50 in rewards.

Don’t leave us out in the cold—roll up your sleeves and brighten the season (and our blood supplies)! You’ll be looking merry and magnificent in our limited-edition SMH Holiday T-shirt—yours with a successful donation. It’s time to upgrade your ugly sweater. Join SunCoast Blood Centers and...

12/09/2025

Hey Neighbors! Sarasota County Fire Department Station 3, 47 N. Adams Drive, Sarasota, is hosting an open house THIS SATURDAY!

Stop by from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, to see fire apparatus, learn about fire safety, and more! While you’re there, help save a life by donating blood with SunCoast Blood Centers.

See when open house is coming to your local SCFD station at scgov.net!

What a blast at the Sarasota Holiday Parade this past Saturday! We loved celebrating the season with our incredible comm...
12/08/2025

What a blast at the Sarasota Holiday Parade this past Saturday! We loved celebrating the season with our incredible community, spreading cheer, and sharing the lifesaving mission of SunCoast Blood Centers. So much fun, so many smiles!

Hope to see you tonight at the Sarasota Holiday Parade! Keep an eye out for our festive bloodmobile rolling by—spreading...
12/06/2025

Hope to see you tonight at the Sarasota Holiday Parade! Keep an eye out for our festive bloodmobile rolling by—spreading cheer and the gift of life this holiday season. 🎄

Be the reason someone gets tomorrow. Give blood → suncoastblood.org
12/05/2025

Be the reason someone gets tomorrow. Give blood → suncoastblood.org

12/04/2025

🩸 The SunCoast Blood Centerss mobile unit will be at Venice City Hall, 401 W. Venice Ave., for a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17.

SunCoast officials encourage all City employees and members of the public who feel well to come out and donate the “gift of life” to ensure that blood is available for those patients who need it. Note: It must be 56 days since your last whole blood donation. ID required please.

🩸 Donors can receive up to $50 in e-gift cards. Donors also receive a wellness checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening, and a snack.

➡️ Appointments are encouraged, but not required. Schedule an appointment to donate here: https://donorportal.suncoastblood.org/schedule-donation?latitude=27.0935232&longitude=-82.43735889999999&zip_code=34285&drive_id=36946&location=Venice%2C+FL+34285%2C+USA&date=12-17-2025&procedure_type_id=1

🩸 SunCoast Blood Centers serves hospitals across Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties, providing essential blood products for accident victims, cancer patients, and newborns in the NICU. Suncoast is the only blood center that supplies 100% of the hospitals in Venice and Sarasota County.

For more information, visit SunCoastBlood.org or call 866-97-BLOOD.

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3025 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard/Suite 111
Bradenton, FL
34211

Telephone

+18669725663

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SunCoast Blood Centers

O.K. Fike and Dr. Millard White founded the Lower West Coast Blood Bank on February 14, 1949. Now known as SunCoast Blood Centers, one of the oldest nonprofits in the community, tens of thousands of dedicated volunteers each year provide the critical lifesaving gift of blood and platelets for local patients. In 1949 the Blood Bank collected 551 pints of blood, now called units. Today, more than 1,000 blood drives are held annually in the communities we serve (Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Desoto counties). As we move forward, researchers and scientists offer technological advances that promise to revolutionize transfusion medicine and the growing field of cellular therapy. SunCoast provides its donors with state-of-the-art collection and testing instruments that maximize blood donor and recipient safety and comfort. The success of this organization lies completely on the generosity of its generous donors.

SunCoast Blood Centers is a registered 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation supported by hundreds of individuals, corporations and foundations. All gifts to SCBB are fully tax-deductible as outlined by the IRS. Our Federal Tax ID number is 59-0873275.

Donor Center Hours of Operation Vary By Day and Location, please visit suncoastblood.org for hours.