May 15, 2019 9:35 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Mother’s Day was this past weekend, and we hope you enjoyed your time with the mothers in your life! Although the day may have passed, we want to continue to appreciate moms all over by taking a moment to celebrate some...
January 2, 2019 11:58 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Everyone knows December is the season of giving, but the needs of our community extend past the holiday season. This January, you can help save patients and pets; January 1 – 31 donate blood and help shelter animals at Humane Society...
October 30, 2018 9:54 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) has been asked by a sister blood center in Florida to help support a two-year-old girl with an extremely rare blood type. Zanaib has a form of cancer that has required several rounds of chemotherapy and...
October 18, 2018 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...
August 29, 2018 11:00 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
This July, Stanford Blood Center was honored to have Dr. Suchitra (Suchi) Pandey join us as our newest Medical Director. Her responsibilities include providing medical support to blood center staff, management of blood donor medical issues, development of Blood Center...
August 22, 2018 11:18 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Is one of the rarest blood types — only 6.6% of the US population has type O- Is a universal donor, meaning anyone can receive type O- blood products Is an ideal whole blood or double red blood cell donor....
August 22, 2018 11:17 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Is one of the most common and, consequently, most transfused blood types — 37.4% of the US population has type O+ Can give blood products to all Rh+ types (A+, B+, O+ and AB+) and receive all O types Is...
August 22, 2018 11:12 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Is the rarest blood type — only 0.6% of the US population has type AB- Is a universal plasma donor, meaning anyone can receive AB- plasma Is an ideal whole blood, double red blood cell or plasma donor Donation type...
August 22, 2018 11:11 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Is one of the rarest blood types — only 3.4% of the US population has type AB+ Is a universal recipient, meaning you can receive blood products of any blood type Is a universal plasma donor, meaning anyone with any...
August 22, 2018 11:09 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Is one of the rarest blood types — only 1.5% of the US population has type B- Can give blood products to all B and AB types and receive types O- and B- Is an ideal whole blood, double red...