Plasma Donation Centers Boom in Fort Worth

0:00It's March 25, you're listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey, with the story. Fort Worth now boasts seven plasma donation centers with 15 across Tarant County and an eighth opening soon in the Riverside area. Back in 2004, the city only had three. This boom mirrors a national trend where centers more than doubled from 2014 to 2021. Texas leads the nation with 186 centers as of 2025. The growth stems from rising global demand for plasma. The yellowish liquid part of blood packed with proteins and salts that help make life saving. Medicines for burns, cancer, hemophilia, and immune disorders. Ethical concerns linger around paying donors, of practice the World Health Organization discourages, though the U.S. supply is 68 percent of. The world's plasma. Analytics highlight targeting of low-income areas, but centers are now expanding into middle-class neighborhoods as stigma fades.

1:00Demand keeps climbing, with nearly 10,000 units needed daily in the U.S. alone. Last year saw over 75 million donations, generating $4.7 billion in payments to donors, who typically earn 30 to 1. $100 per visit, and can go twice a week. Experts predict steady expansion ahead, driven by international patients relying on American plasma for therapies like immunoglobulin, which could see. 6 to 8 percent annual growth over the next decade.