Blood Supply Network

The problem we are solving is simple. Blood donations (supply) has decreased significantly, while demand for blood is growing substantially. The result is going to be deadly blood shortages.

1 in 4 people will need blood in their lifetime. When that time comes...do you want to wait because the hospital is out of blood? What about if your mom, or your spouse or child needs blood, can you imagine them having to wait?

Blood has become the 'lubricant of modern medicine' in the sense that it's used for all type of procedures and to treat a whole host of diseases. There is no substitute for blood, as it can only come from healthy donors.

Hospitals only have a few days worth of blood supply on hand. Any kind of increase in blood demand (ie: natural disaster, shooting, big car accident) results as a "run on the blood banks". We need a new way to think about how to connect and reward donors.

BloodBanker.org has the solution. We've created a peer-to-peer network where people can get compatible blood locally from their community. That way we have a safety net that protects us from deadly blood shortages. Also, we reward people that donate blood with credits called BloodCoin that can be cashed in when they (or someone they know) needs blood.

Think of BloodBanker as the "AAA insurance for blood". You hope you never have to use it, but you are glad you have it when the time comes that you need blood. Join us in our quest to create an alternative marketplace for blood to reduce costs and provide a safety net for people to always know they can get blood when they need it.