Blood Services

May Blood Drives (PDF Document)

The Grand Strand Community Blood Center provides an opportunity for you to donate blood at any time during the hours listed below. It's always a good idea to call before coming. On occasion, we will close if a large blood drive utilizes our staff.

The Center is located at 7747 N. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572.
Our phone number is 843-839-4483.

Give the gift of life . . . give blood. 
All blood donated through the Red Cross comes from volunteer donors -- caring people like you. Each donation is a gift to a patient in need. There is never a charge for blood itself. To cover the expenses of recruiting, collecting, testing, processing an distributing blood and blood products, Red Cross charges a processing fee to hospitals. The charge appears on the patient's hospital bill and is usually covered by health insurance.

Every two seconds, someone receives blood. Each year, more than 120,000 units of blood are collected by Red Cross to serve patients at 54 hospitals in South Carolina and Georgia.

Am I Eligible to Give Blood?

Most healthy adults can give blood through the American Red Cross. You meet the basic eligibility requirements if you...

• are at least 17 years old
• weigh at least 110 pounds
• are in good health on the day of the donation
• have no history of exposure to hepatitis or AIDS
• your last blood donation was at least 56 days (8 weeks) ago

Certain medications, health problems or conditions may disqualify you from donating blood. For example, if you are pregnant, or have a fever when you come in to donate, or have angina, you cannot donate blood.

Prior to donating, qualified staff will ask you to answer a series of questions about travel and health. Your responses help determine if there is any reason that might disqualify you from donating, such as travel to some countries or certain medical conditions. We will also take your temperature and pulse, and take a drop of blood from a finger to determine the iron level in your blood.