Today we bring you the story of one of our donors, Aly. Her journey of love, loss and perseverance led Aly to become a donor with Stanford Blood Center (SBC). Aly donated blood for the first time when she was...
Please note, there may be more current information available related to iron and blood donation. Visit our Iron and Blood Donation page for more. Have you ever walked in to Stanford Blood Center ready to do a good deed and donate...
55,000 units of blood per year – that is the collection goal of Stanford Blood Center. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is. What you may not know is that approximately 55% of this goal is met...
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist Did you know there is an entire month designated to appreciating blood donors? Volunteerism and altruism come in many forms but none are quite as selfless and priceless as giving the...
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist Each winter, blood centers struggle to maintain adequate supplies of blood products to meet patient needs. With the holidays come travels plans, festive engagements, and the flu, which often cause significant...
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Who is BayKids Studios? Lights, Camera, Healing…that is the motto of San Francisco based BayKids Studios, our 2014 Give Good campaign partner. Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is so excited to work...
Brought to you by the letters S, B, C At Stanford Blood Center (SBC), staff are often referred to as vampires; an accurate description in a sense! So this Halloween, in honor of one purple, number-loving, friendly vampire, here are...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers Regular blood transfusions can significantly reduce the incidence of strokes in children with sickle cell anemia, a new study shows. Results of the clinical trial, published in August in the New England Journal of Medicine http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1401731?query=featured_home&&,...
By Deepthi Sampathkumar, volunteer Hi Everyone! My name is Deepthi and I am a junior in high school. I’ve been volunteering at Stanford Blood Center ever since 8th grade and it has truly been one of the most satisfying experiences....
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist It was a close call for Paul and his then 11-year-old son Mitch more than 10 years ago when they were in a serious accident on the freeway. Paul and Mitch...