The Rock River Valley Blood Center and 23 WIFR will host the annual Vein Drain Halloween Blood Drive on Oct. 29 at its Downtown Donor Center, 419 N. Sixth St, Rockford and its Perryville Donor Center, 3065 N. Perryville Rd., Rockford. Donors can make appointments online at rrvbc.org, by calling 815-965-8751 [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center and 102.3 The Coyote will host the 12th Annual Vein Drain Blood Drive on Oct. 26 from noon to 6 p.m. at Holcomb Bank, 233 E. Illinois Route 38, Rochelle. Donors can make appointments online at rrvbc.org, by calling 815-965-8751 or using the myRRVBC app. [...]
Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) donors who share the priceless gift of blood donation can expand their giving abilities through a new partnership with Bio-Linked™, a groundbreaking database system that helps facilitate crucial medical research. Bio-Linked™ matches generous donors with the nation’s most promising research studies. Donors could be the [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) will now supply blood to three additional Mercyhealth hospitals in Janesville, Harvard, and Walworth, bringing the total number of regional hospitals it supports to 13. The partnership went into effect on July 1. RRVBC will provide blood products and services to Mercyhealth Hospital and [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center and B103 will host a virtual blood drive on March 25 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. During the drive, B103 DJs will actively recruit donors on air and on social media with the goal of securing at least 103 people to schedule an appointment [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (Nov. 23, 2020) – To entice blood donors to give during Thanksgiving week, the Rock River Valley Blood Center is offering two special giveaways. Donors will be entered to win a $45 Williams Tree Farm gift certificate if they give between Nov. 23-25. The winner will be announced on [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (Aug. 31, 2020) – The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) will test all successfully donated units of blood for COVID-19 antibodies starting today to see if blood donors can help others diagnosed with coronavirus by donating convalescent plasma (CCP). The antibody test will be included with other standard [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2020) – The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) will offer special giveaways and incentives for Rockford Day this Saturday, Aug. 15, to help promote the ongoing need for blood donations in the community. The drives will take place at both Rockford Donor Centers from 7 to [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (July 30, 2020) – The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) joins national leaders and America’s Blood Centers in asking more individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma to help others affected by the virus. The White House made an urgent plea for convalescent plasma during today’s [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (July 20, 2020) – The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is excited to expand its donor base during a critical time thanks to recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts to expand eligibility by reducing or eliminating deferral times for specific populations. FDA officials announced the changes earlier [...]