Terri L. Craddock, MBA, MLS(ASCP), HP Director of Inova Blood Donor Services Terri Craddock has been with Inova Blood Donor Services for 35 years.  Terri attended Virginia Commonwealth University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.  After college, she completed an internship in Laboratory Medicine at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.  In addition, Terri completed a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Strayer University. Grace B. Sese, M.D. Medical Director of Inova Blood Donor Services Dr.

Inova Blood Donor Services collects blood and blood components that help save lives in our community every day. We are a major supplier of blood in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Donate at a Blood Drive Find a blood drive based on your zip code or blood drive sponsor. Sign Up to Donate at a Blood Drive Donate at a Donor Center Find a donor center with available appointments near you in Virginia. Sign Up to Donate at a Donor Center Approximately 200 donors must donate blood, red cells, platelets and plasma every day to support the diverse needs of the patients in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

To make or change your appointment to donate: Call 1-866-256-6372 For concerns or questions regarding your donation: Call our Quality Assurance Team at 571-434-3636 or 571-434-3649 For all other inquiries, fill out the form on this page.

Are You Eligible to Donate Life-Saving Blood or Blood Components? Review the information below to determine your eligibility for various types of donation.   Here are the essential qualifications, depending on your donation type.  You can choose to donate whole blood or specific components through a process called apheresis or automation.  This process allows one or more specific components of blood (red cells, platelets and/or plasma) to be safely removed through a sterile process and the remaining components are safely returned to you through a sterile process.

There are eight different blood types: O+, O-, A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+ and AB-.  Each blood type has unique properties.  Find yours on the chart to learn more! If you do not know your blood type, you can find out approximately three days after you donate with us, by calling 1-866-256-6372. BLOOD TYPES Please choose a donation type that matches up with your blood type in order to make a maximum impact in your community. If you have questions regarding why one donation type is more beneficial for your blood type, please call 1-866-256-6372.

Donating to help a patient in need? Click here to make an appointment using our online scheduling tool, or feel free to call 1-866-256-6372. You can donate whole blood, double red cells, plasma and platelets. To find out what type of donation is best for you, please visit Ideal Donation for Your Blood Type. Make an Appointment Donating for Yourself? This type of donation is called an Autologous Donation.

The mission of Inova Blood Donor Services is to provide a safe and adequate blood supply for the patients in our diverse community we serve. Having a donor population that matches our patient population is essential to reducing the risk of further complications. Hispanics, Asians and African Americans often have rare compatibility traits in their blood that are unique to their ethnicity. Therefore, optimal blood matches for our diverse patients may often come from donors with a compatible ethnic background. Did You Know?

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