FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 11, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Julie Peachey, (650) 353-1379
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
August 11, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Julie Peachey, (650) 353-1379
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) has announced that its South Bay Donation Center at 295 E. Hamilton Avenue in Campbell will reopen on Wednesday, August 13. Please note that the temporary site at 50 E. Hamilton Avenue will be closed on Tuesday, August 12 to allow for equipment to be moved.
The reopening comes at an especially crucial time. Type O- blood has reached critical levels, with an urgent need for all other blood types as well. As a special thank-you for donors this month, SBC is giving out a limited-edition San Francisco Giants and Stanford Blood Center co-branded jersey, seen here.
The reopening comes at an especially crucial time. Type O- blood has reached critical levels, with an urgent need for all other blood types as well. As a special thank-you for donors this month, SBC is giving out a limited-edition San Francisco Giants and Stanford Blood Center co-branded jersey, seen here.
Appointments can be made online at stanfordbloodcenter.org, via the SBC app, or by calling 888-723-7831 or texting to 999-777. Walk-ins are always welcome.
Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms. Be sure to eat well prior to donation, drink fluids, and bring a photo ID. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent). Eligibility information can be found at stanfordbloodcenter.org/eligibility or by calling 888-723-7831.
Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms. Be sure to eat well prior to donation, drink fluids, and bring a photo ID. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent). Eligibility information can be found at stanfordbloodcenter.org/eligibility or by calling 888-723-7831.
Think you're not eligible to give blood? The rules have recently changed, per the FDA. Check out the latest on blood donor eligibility here.
About Stanford Blood Center
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple Bay Area hospitals and is a recognized leader in the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine. SBC was created at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978 to meet the complex transfusion and transplant needs of Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, as well as provide clinical trial services and specialized blood products for researchers. Today, the center remains locally focused, serving community hospitals, patients and donors, while contributing to research and advancement that impact the world at large.
More information is available at stanfordbloodcenter.org.
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Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple Bay Area hospitals and is a recognized leader in the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine. SBC was created at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978 to meet the complex transfusion and transplant needs of Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, as well as provide clinical trial services and specialized blood products for researchers. Today, the center remains locally focused, serving community hospitals, patients and donors, while contributing to research and advancement that impact the world at large.
More information is available at stanfordbloodcenter.org.
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