Versiti Blood Center of Illinois

Rock River Valley Blood Center provides blood products and services to people and is located in Rockford, Ill. It was founded in 1950 and employs more than 100 people, including a medical director and health care and housekeeping professionals. The center works in association with local hospitals, physicians and civic groups. Its donor care program is responsible for assessing a donor's suitability to donate blood and to collect safe blood products. Its laboratory staff provides services, such as preparation of blood products, blood testing, labeling of blood products, management of inventory control and the distribution of blood products to the hospitals. The center is a nonprofit organization governed by more than 10 members of board of directors.

Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, located off Spring Lake Dr in Itasca Illinois, is a not-for-profit organization that coordinates organ and tissue donations, we will fully explain the organ donor process. We also work to educate the public in Northwest Indiana and Illinois on organ and tissue donations. We presently work with 180 hospitals and serve 12 million people. since 1986, Gift of Hope has helped to save 23,000 lives. We also accept monetary donation that are used directly for the education of organ and tissue donation, unless directed otherwise. Please give generously and assist us in the offering someone a chance at a new life.