Safety

As Colorado's community blood center, Bonfils Blood Center exists to provide a safe, adequate and efficiently produced blood supply for our community and its patients.

Donating Blood is Safe

Because sterile, disposable needles and supplies are used once and safely discarded after each donation, you cannot get HIV/AIDS or any other disease by donating blood.

Additionally, Bonfils Blood Center's phlebotomists (the people who draw your blood) are specifically trained to collect volunteer blood donations and undergo three weeks of classroom training and two weeks of field training under the guidance of a qualified trainer. They then work one on one with a seasoned technician for two to three additional weeks.

Receiving Blood is Safe

Every unit of donated blood undergoes 13 tests for infectious diseases including HIV, HTLV, Hepatitis B/C, West Nile virus and syphilis. More than 2.6 million tests are conducted each year. These tests, in conjunction with detailed donor pre-screening and internal quality control guidelines, ensure the safety of blood products produced by Bonfils Blood Center.

Regulatory Information

Bonfils Blood Center is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks). Additionally, Bonfils is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 organization. ISO 9001:2000 is a standard for good business practices - a standard which requires certain systems to be in place within a company with a focus on customer satisfaction, processes and continuous improvement.