Placing Orders

Red Cross Representatives are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day including weekends and holidays to meet your hospital's needs. Please call to place an order.

Omaha
402.271.2583
or toll free 1.888.239.5529
North Platte
308.535.9108
or toll free 1.888.709.6995

When ordering please provide the following information:

  • Name of hospital
  • Name of person placing order
  • Type of Product and number required
  • Date the product is needed
  • Any special requirement
  • CMV negative, if applicable
  • Irradiated, if applicable
  • ABO/Rh
  • Dating (e.g. Date of transfusion or special dating for a neonate)

We offer multiple delivery options and Hospital Services personnel will work with ordering hospitals to determine the best delivery option for you. These include:

  • Volunteer drivers
  • On-call weekend drivers
  • Weekly delivery routes
  • Distribution from emergency storage sites
  • Commercial couriers — routine deliveries and special runs*

* special runs are generally at the hospital's expense