The Blood Connection assumes operations of Cape Fear Valley donor center in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The Blood Connection assumed operations of the Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center over the weekend, the nonprofit said.

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On Saturday, according to the nonprofit, operations transitioned from Cape Fear Valley Health to The Blood Connection, which renamed the center as the Fayetteville Community Blood Center. The center is located at 3357 Village Drive in Fayetteville.

The transition is part of a plan for The Blood Connection to become the only supplier of blood products for Cape Fear Valley Health, which will allow the health system to focus on patient care while The Blood Connection recruits donors, collects blood, and maintains a safe supply, according to the nonprofit.

“The true strength of our Blood Donor Center has never been the building or the name on the door,” said April Maroschak, the corporate director of Oncology and Laboratory Service at Cape Fear Valley Health, in a statement. “It has always been the generosity of the people who roll up their sleeves to help someone they may never meet.”

As this transition takes place, we hope our employees and community members will continue that tradition by donating blood through The Blood Connection so patients across our region receive the care they need,” she continued in her statement.

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According to the nonprofit, the Fayetteville Community Blood Center closed on Saturday for remodeling. It will reopen to the public on Sept. 4.

Hours of operation at the Fayetteville Community Blood Center will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays through Sundays. The center will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, according to the nonprofit.

The nonprofit also operates bloodmobiles in the area.

According to the nonprofit, The Blood Connection has served the Southeast for 64 years after being established in Greenville, S.C. in 1962. Cape Fear Valley Health is one of more than 145 healthcare partners, EMS, and med-flight organizations across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia that rely on the nonprofit.

“Blood is a gift that transforms patient outcomes and gives patients the strength to fight and to recover,” The Blood Connection President and CEO Delisa English said in a statement. “For over six decades, healthcare systems have placed their trust in us because of our reliability and dedication. It’s our honor to stand in the gap for countless trauma victims, children fighting cancer, mothers experiencing childbirth complications, and surgery patients.”

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