Emily received blood after a ruptured ectopic pregnancy / She is thankful for blood donors

In May of 2013, Emily experienced a ruptured ectopic pregnancy that caused intense pain and internal bleeding. After collapsing at home, she was rushed to the hospital and into surgery where she received a blood transfusion.

Emily is with us today thanks to the skill and care of paramedics, doctors and nurses who treated her and the volunteer donors who helped save her life.

"This kept my family whole," says Emily. "This kept me here. This allowed my son to still have a mother, and allowed my husband to still have a wife. It was a feeling of being forever grateful."

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ABOUT US

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) is the exclusive provider of blood products and services to 94 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Blood Center is based in Davenport, Iowa, where MVRBC’s testing, processing and primary distribution center handles more than 250,000 units of blood components each year. MVRBC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
 
Established in 1971 and based in Springfield, Illinois, Central Illinois Community Blood Center (CICBC), a not-for-profit organization, merged with MVRBC in 2010. CICBC continues to serve the central Illinois community.
 
Community Blood Services of Illinois (CBSI) was organized in 1972 to supply life-saving blood needed by critically ill and injured people. In 2011, CBSI merged with MVRBC. CBSI now forms the Eastern Division of MVRBC and continues to supply all voluntarily donated blood used by patients at the community hospitals in Champaign-Urbana, Charleston-Mattoon, Danville and Effingham, Illinois.
 
Mission
Provide world-class blood products and services to communities in need.
Vision
Be the recognized leader in translating emerging blood-related services to enhance patients’ lives.
We value. . .
• Character demonstrated by moral and ethical standards
• Competency leading to highly capable teams
• Communication delivered with clarity
• Collaboration through teamwork
• Commitment and accountability