Blood Donor Program: Blood Drives

This group is for people interested in blood donation. Every six minutes, a patient at Mayo Clinic needs a transfusion of blood or blood products. A simple blood donation can save the life of a child with leukemia, restore the strength of a cancer patient, or provide a critical transfusion to an accident victim. There is no substitute for this lifesaving gift, so patients rely upon the caring spirit of blood donors. Join the discussion and learn more about blood donation!

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We are doing blood drives once again within the community. If you wish to host a blood drive, please contact one of our marketing and recruitment coordinators. Please consider donating at one of our permanent locations by calling (507) 284-4475 to schedule an appointment.

Donor Center Location/Hours:

Hilton Building, 1st Floor

6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

Hilton Late Night Collections

Every 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m at the Hilton Donor Center.

41st Street Professional Buildings, 4115 (M-110)

6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

Saint Marys Campus - Bloodmobile (Domitilla Circle)

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Public Blood Drives

We are excited to be able to bring our Bloodmobile into the community for convenient opportunities to donate. If you are looking for a place to donate other than our two permanent locations, please check here for upcoming public blood drives.

Mayo Kasson Family Practice
April 3, from 7:45 AM - 3 PM
411 W Main St, Kasson, MN 55944

Stewartville Public Library
April 16, from 7:45 AM - 3 PM
110 2nd St SE, Stewartville, MN 55976

Byron Community - Byron City Hall
April 21, from 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
680 Byron Main Ct NE, Byron, MN 55920

Coyote Creek Outdoor Blood Drive
June 9th, from 7:45 AM - 3 PM
3600 Broadway Ave S, Rochester

Eyota Community - Ambulance
June 18, from 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
753 Robert Ave, Eyota, MN 55934

Please check back for more Public Drives that will be announced. If there are no public drives at this time, please consider donating at one of our permanent locations by calling 507-284-4475.

Mayo Employee Blood Drives

Blood drives at the following Mayo Clinic buildings are open to the specific Mayo Clinic employees who work in that building; they are not open to the public.

Superior Drive Support Center
The third Tuesday of even numbered months
7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
3050 Superior Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55905

Saint Marys Campus - Domitilla Circle
The second Wednesday of every month
7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Domitilla Circle

Current Donation Challenges

A "donation challenge" is a friendly competition between two or more groups with the goal of seeing who can get more people to participate and donate blood within a specified time frame. A challenge can also be a single group effort to collect a specified number of donations as a goal to show support towards a cause. Any organization in Olmsted County can participate in a donation challenge.

If your organization is interested in hosting a donor challenge, contact our Blood Donor Marketing Coordinators.