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September 8, 2021 at 12:38 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is facing an urgent need for all blood types coming out of the Labor Day holiday and is asking Bay Area residents to come out and donate as soon as possible to meet...
February 22, 2021 at 4:04 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
October 8, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
October 1, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
September 23, 2020 at 12:51 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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,...
September 16, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
September 3, 2020 at 11:43 am
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
April 7, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
April 1, 2020 at 12:19 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...
March 18, 2020 at 4:24 pm
Published by Ross Coyle, SBC Public Relations Officer
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...