LifebankUSA

About

LifebankUSA was founded as a family cord blood bank in 1998. Since 2006, LifebankUSA is the only bank in the US that offers families storage of blood from the placenta as well.  Research supports the harvesting of placental blood as a way to boost the number of blood-forming stem cells that are collected and stored.

LifebankUSA also participates with Be The Match as a public cord blood bank that accepts donations for transplant. Under their parent company Celularity, LifebankUSA collects donations of both cord blood and placenta. These donations are used to develop therapeutic products that are in clinical trials for a variety of applications, from fighting cancer to healing wounds. 

Moms who want to donate are required to meet the medical and health history criteria for donation. Therefore, enrollment for donation must be completed at least six weeks prior to delivery to determine eligibility.

As of January 2023, LifebankUSA does not run any collection programs directly. They do sometimes receive donations from these hospitals in Indiana and Illinois through a partnership with Life Line Stem Cell:

1. Community Hospital - Anderson, Anderson IN
2. Community Hospital - Munster, Munster IN
3. Community Hospital East - Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN
4. Community Hospital North - Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN
5. Community Hospital South - Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN
6. Deaconess Women's Hospital, Newburgh IN
7. Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne IN
8. Franciscan St. Anthony Medical Center - Crown Point, Crown Point IN
9. Franciscan St. Anthony Medical Center - Michigan City, Michigan City IN
10. Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health - Lafayette East, Lafayette IN
11. Franciscan St. Francis Health - Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN
12. Franciscan St. Francis Health - Mooresville , Mooresville  IN
13. Franciscan St. Margaret Health - Dyer, Dyer IN
14. Franciscan St. Margaret Health - Hammond, Hammond IN
15. Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes, Vincennes IN
16. Greene County General Hospital, Linton, IN
17. IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette IN
18. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie IN
19. La Porte Hospital, La Porte IN
20. Marion General Hospital, Marion, IN
21. Memorial  Hospital and Healthcare Center, Jasper IN
22. Methodist Hospitals Northlake, Gary IN
23. Methodist Hospitals Southlake, Merillville IN
24. Parkview DeKalb Hospital, Auburn IN
25. Porter Regional Hospital, Valparaiso IN
26. Riverview Health, Noblesville IN
27. St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago IN
28. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Mishawaka IN
29. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, Plymouth IN
30. St. Mary Medical Center Hobart, Hobart IN
31. Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN
32. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields IL