Patient Assistance Program

A $25 credit is provided for each unit of whole blood, red blood cells, leukoreduced red blood cells, apheresis platelets or fresh frozen plasma used by the patient and donated to TBC. 

Here’s how our Patient Assistance Program works:

• A unit is donated to a patient in their name 
• A unit is used by the patient
• Patient (or family member) sends TBC paperwork from the hospital showing the patient’s name, the blood transfusion type(s) and date(s) of each transfusion
• Credit is applied

AM I ELIGIBLE?

Those eligible for assistance must be receiving or have received blood products in a hospital facility (inpatient or outpatient) within the past 12 months. The patient can be treated at any hospital; however, the blood products must be donated at The Blood Connection. Any type of donation to TBC can be credited to the patient, including individual donations or a blood drive that’s set up in advance.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Every blood donation you make over the course of 12 months can be applied to a blood transfusion for yourself or for a family member. 

For example, if a donor who gives whole blood four times a year ends up needing blood transfusions—or they have a family member who does—that donor can receive $25 per blood donation they gave in the past year. A donor who gave three times within the past year will be credited $75 for three transfusions. If they only needed one, they would receive a $25 credit.

Please note:

• Any donation other than whole blood qualifies as two units and results in a $50 credit (includes platelets, plasma and double red cells).
• Blood product/blood type are not required to match the patient’s transfusion.
• Autologous and Directed transfusions are not covered. The donation must be given at The Blood Connection.