Heartland Blood Centers is an independent not-for-profit blood center serving 49 hospitals in a 12 county area including Kane, McHenry, DeKalb, Will, DuPage, Cook, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Ogle and LaSalle counties in Illinois, and Lake county in Indiana. We operate under a volunteer donor system. Heartland works toward collecting more than 200,000 units of blood annually.

Heartland Blood Centers' first commitment is always to meet local blood needs since 1943.  Hosting a drive with Heartland means that 100% of blood donated is returned to the communities served by Heartland.  As part of our participation in a nationwide resource sharing program, Heartland Blood Centers stands ready to assist other parts of the country during severe blood shortages, national emergencies and increased demands by the armed services.