Save Lives – Give Blood This Year!

PAMF employees donate at blood drives.

There is no substitute for human blood.  Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors.  Every three seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion.  Whether it’s a premature infant, a child being treated for cancer, a father injured in a serious car accident, or an elderly woman needing heart surgery, everyday, hundreds of people in our communities need blood.

As a way to reach out to those in need, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation hosts blood drives throughout the year.  Together with the Blood Centers of the Pacific, the PAMF Dublin Center has been hosting blood drives 2 -3 times per year for the last two years.  The blood drives in Dublin have now totaled to 98 donors, which is equivalent to saving 294 lives!  Many of our own staff and patients have become regular blood donors, as well as employees of our neighboring corporate offices and retail stores.  It has become a community effort!

Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives.  If you have a desire to “give back” to your community, please sign up to donate.  Our next blood drive at the PAMF Dublin Center is Wednesday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To schedule your lifesaving appointment, go to www.bloodheroes.com. Click on “Donate Blood” and enter Sponsor Code: PAMF. Questions? Please contact Leilani Stone at 925-875-6150 or StoneL3@pamf.org. Each donor will receive a custom “Fear the Beard” BCP San Francisco Giants T-shirt.

Upcoming PAMF Blood Drives:

June 17, 2011
PAMF Palo Alto Center
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

June 22, 2011
PAMF Dublin Center
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This blog post contributed by Leilani Stone, R.N., BSN, health educator at PAMF’s Community Health Resource Center in Dublin, CA