The designated donor program allows you to receive blood for your scheduled surgery from donors you personally select and recruit. Like autologous donation, this procedure must be approved by a physician. A completed physician form may be mailed or brought to the Blood Center. You will sign a consent form and special tags will be issued for each designated donor needed.

    Each of the donors must present a tag and a driver's license or similar identification at the time of the donation.

   The people you select to be your blood donors must match your blood type or have a blood type compatible with yours, if acceptable to your physician. It is your responsibility to select appropriate donors. Designated donations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the date of the transfusion to ensure adequate time is available for testing, processing and transporting of the blood. For this reason, designated donations are not suitable for emergency transfusion needs.

   For more information about the Designated Donor program, you may contact:

  Pat Cooper

   Donor/Patient Services Coordinator

   Kentucky Blood Center

   3121 Beaumont Centre Circle

   Lexington, KY 40513

   859-276-2534

   800-775-2522

  pcooper@kybloodcenter.org