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BCP Detects Area's First Human West Nile Virus Infection
July 31, 2008Area Hospitals Urged to Cancel Some Surgeries
January 4, 2008
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Blood Center Issues Emergency Appeal for Type O Negative Blood
January 3, 2008
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Family Fun Day at BCP!
June 10, 2009World Blood Donor Day Is June 14
June 8, 2009Welcome to the Media Room
Welcome to Blood Centers of the Pacific’s (BCP) online media room. Here you’ll find recent press releases, fact sheets, links to videos and more.
BCP also has experts who can speak to several important topics in the areas of:
• blood supply and safety, including testing
• transfusion medicine and safety
• infectious disease, including pandemic research
For media inquiries, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Director of Communications, 415-749-6612.
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
- Irwin Center - San Francisco
- Downtown Center - San Francisco
- Fremont Donor Site
- Marin Center - San Rafael
- Mill Valley Donor Site
- Novato Center - Novato
- Cupertino Center
- Peninsula Center - Millbrae
- Redwood City Center
- San Jose Donor Site
East Bay
North Bay Region
Shasta Region
First National Blood Donation Campaign Launched
September 13, 200449ers & Raiders “Battle for Blood”
August 4, 2004Bay Area Blood Banks Issue Emergency Appeal for Blood Donations
January 6, 2004BCP Poised to Help Sister Blood Banks in Hurricane Region
September 1, 2005Young Woman Saved by Strangers Gets a Chance to Thank Them
August 24, 2005Longest Running Blood Shortage in 10 Years Plagues Bay Area
August 4, 2005SF 49ers and BCP Team Up to Save Lives
May 19, 2005U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey to Visit Marin Blood Center
January 10, 2005Gov. Schwarzenegger Urges Californians to Give Blood
January 3, 2005BCP Still Reporting Shortage of Type O Blood
July 13, 2007Bay Area Blood Supplies Critically Low
July 11, 2007BCP Braces for a Summertime Blood Shortage
July 5, 2007Blood Donors Now Receive Cholesterol Test With Every Blood Donation
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