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 608.227.1205 to place an order.

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