Blood Donor Program
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!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all blood drives for the months of April and May have been cancelled. We apologize for this inconvenience. 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
Saint Marys Campus, Joseph Building (M-86)
8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
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.
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. Any organization in Olmsted County can participate in a donation challenge.
Lonely Hearts Club: February 3 - May 29
Gonda 1 Staff: February 3 - April 30
Hematology Oncology: February 3 - May 29
Clinical Nurse Specialist Group: February 3 - May 29
Emergency Medicine/Surgical First: February 3 - February 28
OB+... or whatever your blood type: February 3 - April 30
Rally of the Restaurants: February 3 - April 30
If your organization is interested in hosting a donor challenge, contact Blood Donor Marketing Coordinators Kim Schmidt at (507) 266-2382, Katy Maeder at (507) 284-9007 or Lauren Brown at (507) 284-9831.