Become AABB-Accredited: Blood Collection

Why AABB Accreditation?

• AABB Accreditation strives to advance and ensure the quality and safety of collecting, processing, testing, distributing and administering blood and blood products.
• AABB provides accreditation in most of the key areas in which blood centers are active, allowing facilities to have a single accreditor for your donor center, immunohematology reference lab, molecular testing lab and other ancillary services.
• Having accredited blood centers throughout the world since 1957, AABB Accreditation is widely recognized as the gold standard in ensuring quality and safety in blood collection and testing.
• Close interaction with our member experts and federal agencies affords AABB a unique position from which to represent and support our member institutions, including in providing timely, easy-to-understand updates on regulatory changes, compliance issues, emerging risks and more.

Learn more about the accreditation process, including accreditation phases and expectations, and steps to become accredited.