Who We Are
Founded in 1954, Blood Bank of Delmarva is a nonprofit community-based blood center that provides lifesaving blood and blood products to 1.5 million people and 29 hospitals on the Delmarva Peninsula. With donor centers in Delaware (Dagsboro, Dover, Middletown, Newark), Maryland (Salisbury), and Pennsylvania (Chadds Ford), we serve our community by meeting the needs of patients, hospitals, and donors with safe, high-quality blood products and related services.
What We Do
Today, as part of New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe), we proudly serve as a vital community lifeline dedicated to helping patients and advancing global public health through our four-part mission.
- Provide the highest quality blood and stem cell products and related medical and consultative services to hospitals and patients.
- Conduct the highest quality, novel, and innovative research in the fields of hematology, blood banking and transfusion medicine, and cellular therapies, thus advancing these fields and positively impacting public health.
- Develop products, technologies, and services in the fields of hematology, blood banking, transfusion medicine, and cellular therapies with the potential to have worldwide humanitarian impact.
- Train the next generation of leaders in each of these fields.
