The Blood Connection Assumes Operations of Sovah Health Danville Blood Donor Center

October 20, 2025

The Blood Connection, an AABB institutional member serving the southeastern United States, assumed operations at the Sovah Health Blood Donor Center in Danville, Va., effective Oct. 1. The center is The Blood Connection’s second Virginia location. It will reopen to the public on Nov. 1 with expanded hours, donor incentives and additional mobile blood drives.

“We are honored to partner with Sovah Health to support the people of Danville and the greater Southside Virginia region,” said Delisa English, president and CEO of The Blood Connection. “Our team is proud to stand alongside Sovah’s trauma teams and surgeons to save lives while making it easier for local donors to give where they live.”