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Hilton Garden Inn to host Community Blood Drive on February 12
Blood Drive will take place in the Conference Room from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Stanford Blood Center will host a community blood drive from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12th at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 4216 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. The drive will take place in the Conference Room.
Please note that walk-in availability may be limited, so we encourage donors to make an appointment by visiting http://bit.ly/hgipa12 or by calling (888) 723-7831. Donors will be required to wear a mask.
“The need for blood is constant. Even during a pandemic. Stanford Blood Center needs to collect 200 units of blood products per day to support local patients at our partner hospitals. In order to help meet patients’ increasing need for blood at this time, we are working within social distancing guidelines to schedule new mobile blood drives,“ said Phillip Martin, Stanford Blood Center Account Manager. "It’s the blood that we have readily available that allows us to save a life at a moment’s notice, so we’re urging the local community to please consider donating at the Hilton Garden Inn blood drive. All it takes is about an hour of your time, and you can help save the lives of up to three patients with a single donation.”
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Stanford Blood Center understands people’s concerns as Bay Area counties still have restrictive tiers, but we want to reassure the public that the safety of our donors is a top priority and we have measures in place to ensure blood donation continues to be a safe process for everyone onsite. Blood donation remains an essential activity.
In preparation for their donation, donors are advised to eat well, stay hydrated and arrive with their donor ID. First time donors or returning donors without a donor ID card should bring a valid state-issued photo identification. Donors with all blood types are always welcomed and appreciated, but there’s always a special need for type O blood. O negative donors are universal donors, (meaning anyone can receive O- blood no matter their type,) and O- is often used for trauma and pediatric patients.