About Blood Donation / FAQs
October 29, 2020 at 9:35 am
Published by Krista Thomas | Communications Strategist
A common question we get at SBC is “What’s the difference between donating at SBC and another blood center in the area?” And while we can’t provide details as to the inner workings of other blood centers, we can tell...
September 19, 2019 at 4:04 pm
Published by Suchi Pandey, MD
Although the summer may be winding down, mosquito season is still upon us. Typically, the season goes from April to November in the Bay Area. This summer, Stanford Blood Center received quite a few interesting questions from blood donors about...
June 6, 2019 at 8:59 am
Published by Alex Hicks | Communications Strategist
Summer is (finally) approaching, and while that brings fun in the sun with beach days and BBQs, it also means the start of our summer blood need at Stanford Blood Center (SBC). As you may know, summer is a particularly...
February 13, 2019 at 1:03 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
Beginning January 8, we expanded our collections to include plasma products drawn on the ALYX machine. The ALYX machine is an apheresis machine that separates and collects various blood components and returns what we aren’t using to the donor —...
January 30, 2019 at 11:31 am
Published by Suchi Pandey, MD
October 18, 2018 at 11:37 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Think about the last time you gave blood. Did you notice all the complicated-looking machines throughout donor center? We’re sure most of you have, so we thought we’d share a bit about what each of them do (including some of...
October 9, 2018 at 2:46 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
Your Rh status (positive or negative) is determined by an antigen found on your red blood cells (RBCs). Being Rh-positive or Rh-negative means that either you have the Rhesus D antigen on your RBCs (positive) or you don’t (negative). Rh...
August 2, 2018 at 1:04 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
In January, a tough time of year for blood collections, we shared a blog, Behind the Critical Need for Blood Products at Stanford Blood Center, offering some insight into what it means for a blood center to be in critical...
June 13, 2018 at 2:37 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
This Thursday, June 14, blood centers and health organizations around the globe will celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). As a day of appreciation for blood donors, WBDD is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the impact that donors have...
March 14, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Published by Alex Hicks | Communications Strategist
As a Stanford Blood Center donor, each time you donate, you could potentially save a life… it could be someone with cancer, a trauma victim, or even someone with a rare bleeding disorder. March is National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month,...