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Blood Centers of the Pacific

(formerly Irwin Memorial Blood Center and Peninsula Blood Bank)

Contact: Lisa Bloch
Phone: 415-749-6612

Our Mission

Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) is a community-based nonprofit organization that provides blood and blood components to 40 hospitals throughout Northern California and conducts medical research to improve blood safety and patient care.

Our History

BCP was created with the merger of the Irwin Memorial Blood Center, the nation’s first community-sponsored blood center founded in 1941 – and the Peninsula Blood Bank, created in 1942. In 1999, BCP affiliated with Blood Systems, Inc., the nation’s second largest nonprofit blood collection organization.

Providing Blood to Those in Need

BCP collects blood and blood components – such as platelets and plasma – from volunteer donors throughout Northern California at its 12 donation sites and through its blood drives held at area businesses, places of worship and schools. The blood is collected, tested and then sent to area hospitals for transfusion into patients. BCP distributes more than 130,000 pints of blood each year to patients in need.

Other Services Offered

  • Autologous Donations (donating blood for oneself)
  • Designated Donations (donating blood for a friend of family member)
  • Rare Blood Donor Registry
  • Immunohematology Reference Laboratory
  • Bone Marrow Registry

Conducting Research

The Blood Systems Research Institute (BSRI), housed at Blood Centers of the Pacific, uses state-of-the-art technology to conduct research on transfusion safety and patient care. The department is internationally-acclaimed and its researchers work in tandem with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the University of California at San Francisco on many ground-breaking projects.  For more information, visit www.bsrisf.org.

Hospitals Served

San Francisco County

  • California Pacific Medical Center
  • CPMC, RK Davies
  • CPMC, Children’s Hospital
  • Chinese Hospital
  • VA Medical Center
  • Kaiser San Francisco
  • UCSF/Mt. Zion Hospital
  • St. Francis Memorial Hospital
  • St. Luke’s Hospital
  • St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital
  • San Francisco General Hospital
  • UCSF Medical Center

Marin County

  • Kaiser San Rafael
  • Marin General Hospital
  • Novato Community Hospital

San Mateo County

  • Kaiser Redwood City
  • Kaiser South San Francisco
  • Mills/Peninsula Hospital
  • San Mateo County General Hospital
  • Sequoia Hospital
  • Seton Medical Center

Santa Clara County

  • O’Connor Hospital

Napa County

  • Napa State Hospital
  • Queen of the Valley Hospital
  • N.M. Holderman Hospital
  • St. Helena Hospital & Medical Center

Solano County

  • Sutter Solano Medical Center
  • David Grant Medical Center
  • North Bay Medical Center

Contra Costa County

  • Kaiser Vallejo
  • Kaiser Walnut Creek

Lake County

  • Redbud Community Hospital

Mendocino County

  • Ukiah Valley Medical Center
  • Howard Hospital

Shasta County

  • Mayers Memorial Hospital

Modoc County

  • Modoc Medical Center

Siskiyou County

  • Fairchild Hospital
  • Surprise Valley Hospital

Blood Centers of the Pacific Locations

Bay Area Region

East Bay

North Bay Region

Shasta Region

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