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The blood you donate at the NIH Blood Bank is used to support the many patients who come from all over the world to receive ground-breaking therapies.
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10 Center Drive
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| Monday | 7:30am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 7:30am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 7:30am - 5pm |
| Friday | 7:30am - 5pm |
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How We Serve the NIH patients...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blood Bank depends on people like you to donate blood for patients in the Clinical Center. We are conveniently located on the first floor of Building 10, with reserved parking available while you donate. To schedule a donation, please call (301) 496-1048 or e-mail: nihbloodbank@mail.cc.nih.gov to request that a Donor Resources Specialist contact you. Additional information is available at our website: https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/blooddonor/. What happens to the blood you donate? The blood you donate at the NIH Blood Bank is used to support the many patients who come from all over the world to receive treatment. The whole-blood and component requirements of the Clinical Center vary according to the needs of the current patient population. Typically, the following blood products are needed each month: --> 600 units of red blood cells to treat patients with anemias associated with sickle cell disease, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, leukemia, or cancer --> 270 units of platelets to control bleeding in patients with leukemia, cancer, or who have had surgery --> 100 units of plasma for surgical patients, patients with cancer, and patients with immunologic deficiencies --> 20 units of cryoprecipitate for patients with a variety of bleeding disorders --> 10 units of granulocytes (white blood cells) for patients with serious infections associated with hereditary or acquired abnormalities of white blood cells. All blood donations are critical in supporting the inventory of the blood bank . It is used every day of the year to treat Clinical Center patients who are participating in the medical treatment and research programs of the NIH. Fractions of blood unsuitable for transfusion are used for research. Occasionally, the blood you give is sent to other hospitals in the community. Please remember, there is no substitute for human blood and it cannot be manufactured. People are the only source of blood. Much of the medical care of an NIH patients depends on the steady supply of blood from healthy, caring individuals like yourself.
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