Ochsner Blood Bank is in urgent need of donations
While all blood types are accepted, we are experiencing a critical blood shortage of platelets and Type O red cells. All who are healthy are encouraged to donate. Your donation plays a role in saving the lives of our patients and those in our community.
Please note blood donors must:
- Be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds.
- Be over cold or flu symptoms for 72 hours.
- Have had no dental work (including cleaning) in the last 72 hours.
- Have not donated whole blood in the last eight weeks.
- Have had no transfusions in the last 3 months.
- Have not lived with a person who HAS hepatitis in the last 12 months.
- Have had no tattoos or piercing in the last month from a facility that is regulated by the state of Louisiana; or in the last 3 months from a facility that is NOT regulated by the state of Louisiana.
To schedule an appointment online, visit our scheduling page. If you are unable to make an appointment online or for more information, please call 504-842-3375.
Where you can donate:
Donor Centers
OMC – New Orleans Blood Donor Center (Next to OMC Medical Library - Hospital 1st floor)
1516 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Blood donation:
- Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Platelet donation:
- Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus
2500 Belle Chasse Highway
- Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner
200 West Esplanade, Suite 101
- Mondays and Tuesdays, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Beginning May 9, all donors will receive a beach towel. From May 2 – May 10 all donors who donate at Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans Blood Donor Center, Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus or Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner will receive a $15 certificate for boiled crawfish from Rouses, while supplies last.
Blood Drives
Wednesday, June 1: Benson Tower
1450 Poydras St., Suite-1430 New Orleans, LA 70112
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 2: St. Tammany Cancer Center
900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church
312 Lafitte St., Mandeville, LA 70448
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, June 6: Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office
8022 Hwy 23 S, Belle Chasse, LA 70037
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 7: St. Charles Parish East Regional Library
160 West Campus Drive, Destrahan, LA 70047
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 9: Ochsner St. Mary Hospital
1125 Marguerite St., Morgan City, LA 70380
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, June 10: Xavier University
1 Drexel Dr., New Orleans, LA 70125
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 11: Repl. Alexys Gilbert - Buras Fire Dept
35410 Hwy 11, Buras, LA 70041
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, June 20: Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove
10310 The Grove Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70836
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 21: St. Bernard Parish Hospital
8000 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA 70043
6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 22: Chabert Medical Center
1978 Industrial Blvd. Houma, LA 70363
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 23: Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore
100 Medical Center Drive, Slidell, LA 70461
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, June 24: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
17000 Medical Center Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 25: Magnolia Soap & Bath Company
3441 E. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70448
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 26: St. John The Baptist Catholic Church
15405 Highway 90, Paradis, LA 70080
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Monday, June 27: Ochsner Fitness Center
1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, LA 70123
2- 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28: Ochsner Baptist – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
2700 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29: Ochsner Health Center - Covington
1000 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 30: St. Charles Parish Hospital
1057 Paul Maillard Rd., Luling, LA 70070
7 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Ochsner Blood Bank
Ochsner Blood Bank’s mission is to provide an adequate and safe blood supply for the hospitals and communities that Ochsner serves.
What is the Ochsner Blood Bank?
The Ochsner Blood Bank currently supports over 70 percent of Ochsner's blood needs for patients at Ochsner hospitals. The Ochsner Blood Bank is the primary blood supplier for Ochsner Medical Center, Ochsner Health Center - Kenner, Ochsner Health Center - West Bank, Ochsner Baptist Health Center, Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital and Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Cut Off.
In addition, Ochsner Blood Bank participates in blood-resource sharing with other local community hospitals. If you happen to need blood during a hospital stay, please consider asking your family and friends to replace the blood that was transfused. Ochsner offers a blood replacement plan that takes care of everything. It even provides coverage for your family members, or other designated individuals, to receive the replacement units for up to one year should they need them.
More than 50,000 blood components were transfused just last year. There’s also supporting information that indicates there will be a significant increase in transfusions for the current year. Blood replacement removes some of the costs of blood, but more importantly it provides patients with a safe and adequate blood supply. It’s likewise insurance that blood will be readily available should the need arise. If you happen to need blood during a hospital stay, please consider asking your family and friends to replace the blood that was transfused. Ochsner offers a blood replacement plan that takes care of everything. It even provides coverage for your family members, or other designated individuals, to receive the replacement units for up to one year should they need them. The Blood Bank will be happy to discuss the replacement program with you and make any necessary arrangements.
Have You Saved a Life Today?
Blood is needed every five seconds – for babies, leukemia patients, burn victims, emergency surgeries, organ transplants, trauma patients and the list goes on. It may be needed for someone you know – even you. Few acts are as simple, and yet so generous, as donating blood. And the only source for this blood is you, the volunteer donor. Volunteers donate all of this country's blood supply for transfusions. Simply put, there is no other source. Ochsner needs your help to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply for the community.
Healthy blood donors are encouraged to donate every eight weeks in order to maintain an adequate blood inventory.
Donate blood at one of Ochsner’s convenient community blood collection centers, visit one of our donor center or call us to schedule a mobile blood drive in your area. Blood donations by appointment are preferred. For additional information or if you have any questions, please call 504-842-3375.
Who Can Give?
All healthy adults are encouraged to donate blood. Volunteers may donate blood every eight weeks, or every 56 days. Donors must:
- Be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds.
- Be over cold or flu symptoms for 72 hours.
- Have had no dental work (including cleaning) in the last 72 hours.
- Have not donated whole blood in the last eight weeks.
- Have had no transfusions in the last 3 months.
- Have not lived with a person who HAS hepatitis in the last 12 months.
- Have had no tattoos or piercing in the last month from a facility that is regulated by the state of Louisiana; or in the last 3 months from a facility that is NOT regulated by the state of Louisiana.
How Easy Is It?
In approximately 40 minutes, you will:
- Complete a donor registration form
- Receive a mini-physical
- Donate about one pint of blood
- Enjoy refreshments
- Receive a “Thank You” gift