Blood Centers of the Pacific
Blood Centers of the Pacific to Serve Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
December 15, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Lisa Bloch
415-749-6612
Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) has been selected as the provider of volunteer blood donations to Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland as of December 1, 2010.
BCP has been providing rare blood to Children’s Hospital in support of its sickle cell and thalassemia programs for several months and will now provide approximately 10,000 pints of blood and blood components each year. This new partnership continues a history of collaboration between BCP and the hospital, as several former Children’s Hospital physicians have gone through BCP’s Blood Banking Fellowship program.
“Children’s Hospital Oakland’s expanded partnership with Blood Centers of the Pacific will allow us to better serve the children of our community,” said Betram Lubin, MD, Children’s President and CEO.
“We’re honored to be able to support the lifesaving mission of Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland,” said Nora Hirschler, MD, president of BCP. “Both our organizations have a long history of service to our community and we look forward to combining forces to ensure lifesaving blood is always there for the kids and adults who need it.”
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland is Northern California’s only independent not-for-profit regional medical center for children. Children’s Hospital is a national leader in many pediatric specialties and sub-specialties including hematology/oncology, neonatology, cardiology, orthopedics, sports medicine, and neurosurgery. Children’s Hospital is also a premier teaching hospital with an outstanding pediatric residency program and subspecialty fellowship programs. Children’s research program, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), is internationally renowned for taking state-of-the-art basic and clinical research and translating it into interventions for treating and preventing human diseases. CHORI has 300 investigative staff, a budget of about $50 million, and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 research centers in National Institutes of Health funding to children’s hospitals. To learn more, visit http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org.
Blood Centers of the Pacific – formerly known as Irwin Memorial Blood Center – is a not-for-profit organization that supplies volunteer blood donations to more than 40 hospitals throughout Northern California. It is the nation’s oldest community-sponsored blood center, with locations throughout the region, from the base of Silicon Valley to the Oregon border. BCP is an affiliate of Blood Systems, the nation’s second largest blood collection organization.
To learn more or to schedule an appointment to donate blood, visit http://www.bloodcenters.org or call 888-393-GIVE.
Give blood. Get smart.
July 1, 2010
It’s always a great time to save lives but during the months of July and August, 2010, every Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) blood donor 18-years-of-age and older, will be automatically entered to win a new Smart Car Passion Coupe! Give blood, save lives and maybe you’ll drive off in a new Smart Car!
Eight finalists will be randomly chosen throughout the months and will be invited to BCP’s headquarters in San Francisco on September 15, 2010. There, they’ll each be given a key. One lucky lifesaver’s key will fit and they’ll drive away in a brand new Smart Car! And for being finalists, all seven others will receive a $100 gas card.
BCP has centers throughout Northern California and runs hundreds of blood mobile blood drives at area businesses, schools, and places of worship. Simply visit http://www.bloodheroes.com to find the donation opportunity that’s best for you!
For more details and official entry rules about our Give Blood Get Smart contest, click here.
So give blood. Get smart.
July 4th Holiday Center Hours
Saturday, July 3rd
No change in hours of operation except Shasta Blood Center closed for whole blood, open regular hours for platelets.
Sunday, July 4th
All centers closed for whole blood
Monday, July 5th
All centers closed for whole blood except for Shasta Blood Center, open regular hours.
No change in hours of operation at centers for platelets, except downtown center, fremont donor site, vallejo donor site, san jose donor site closed.
Tuesday, July 6th
No change in hours of operation except for Cupertino Center: 11:30am to 6:30pm