Kevin received a heart transplant when he was just 12 years old. To celebrate Kevin's life and that of the donor, Kevin and his family host the "Pay it Forward" blood drive as a way to help others in return.
You may have seen messaging earlier this month letting you know that Stanford Blood Center (SBC) was in critical need of O-negative blood products and platelets. If you are an O- blood donor or a platelet donor, you may have...
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the first blood bank, created by Oswald Hope Robertson – a development that has saved countless lives. While transfusions had previously been performed by direct artery-to-view or indirect syringe techniques, Robertson was able to...
This past weekend, an historic event took place – the new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford opened its doors to patients! With the addition of 149 beds, even more children will now have access to world-class healthcare. But what makes...
Stanford Blood Center is proud to be your community blood bank, serving the San Jose area since 1978. Our number one priority is supporting local patients in need of blood products, and we could never accomplish this without the help...
Robin Beresford has many goals, most of which surround helping others. She is a former nurse, a licensed physician’s assistant, a marriage and family therapist, and is in the process of completing her PhD in Depth Psychology. So several years...
The placenta is an organ essential to nourishing a baby in utero. But for 1 in 333 pregnant women, it can cause a life-threatening complication, placenta accreta, that could lead to fatal hemorrhaging during delivery… as was the case for...
On Thursday, October 26, Western Allied and CS Bio in Menlo Park are coming together to host their first community mobile blood drive! These organizations are very focused on giving back to their community and Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is...
Please note, there may be more current information available related to iron and blood donation. Visit our Iron and Blood Donation page for more. If you’ve been a donor with Stanford Blood Center (SBC) for more than a year, you may...