STANFORD, Calif. — Severe winter weather conditions in Texas and elsewhere around the country have dramatically impacted the nation’s blood supply. As a result, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is stepping up to help those Bay Area hospitals that rely on...
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is launching a special campaign to help spread the word about blood donation: #EverydayBrave. When you give blood at any SBC donor center or mobile blood drive during October, you’ll get a limited-edition...
STANFORD, Calif. — Bay Area residents are being asked to donate type O blood products at Stanford Blood Center (SBC) to help meet the needs of local patients. Supply of O positive blood extremely low; All donors in October get...
STANFORD, Calif. — In order to save time during the registration process, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) has launched SBC preCheck™, a new tool that gives donors the option to pre-register for their next appointment or walk-in donation. By visiting stanfordbloodcenter.org/precheck,...
STANFORD, Calif. — On September 17, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) will implement changes to donor eligibility criteria announced this past spring by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its updated guidance for travel to malaria-risk regions, risk of...
STANFORD, Calif. — This summer, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) and LifeServe Blood Center brought together two very special heroes. Shanti Minkstein, a photographer from San Francisco, California and Lance Becker, a banker from Des Moines, Iowa joined a Zoom call to...
STANFORD, Calif. — As part of the ongoing efforts to treat patients with COVID-19, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) will begin convalescent plasma collections from potential donors to help support patients battling COVID-19. The new investigational treatment recently approved by the...
STANFORD, Calif. — The rapid rise of COVID-19 has led to all types of uncertainty, but one thing remains constant: hospital patients’ need for blood. Donating blood is an essential service to ensure patients’ safety, and blood donors are exempt...
Blood centers remain open as hospital patients continue to require life-saving donations. STANFORD, Calif. — In light of the recent “shelter in place” issued for six Bay Area counties, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) wants to let the public know that we...
No increased risk of getting COVID-19 by donating blood; Need for blood remains constant STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford Blood Center (SBC) wants to respond to donors and potential new donors who have expressed concerns over the spread of the 2019 novel...