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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER, 23 2007, SEATTLE — Puget Sound Blood Center is answering the call for assistance from the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.Serving communities in Southern California suffering through devastating wildfires, the Blood Bank is reaching out to residents of Western Washington to help its community maintain its blood supply during this natural disaster.
Due to the fires, many mobile blood drives in Southern California have been cancelled and donors are unable to make it to donation centers due to the high winds and fire danger. Puget Sound Blood Center is helping by sending blood to their communities.Your help is needed as well.
Please call 1-800-398-7888 to schedule an appointment to donate today. Drop-ins at any of the Blood Center’s eleven Western Washington donor centers are always welcome. Visit www.psbc.org for a list of donor centers and their hours of operation.
Puget Sound Blood Center is an independent, community-based blood center with a long and unique tradition of blending community volunteerism, medical science and research to improve patients’ lives.Patients with leukemia, cancer, burns, hemophilia and traumatic injuries depend on the breakthrough discoveries made by Blood Center scientists.Internationally recognized as a leader in transfusion medicine, the Blood Center operates the world's largest transfusion service, serves patients in more than 70 hospitals and clinics in 14 Western Washington counties and provides tissue and transplantation support to 185 hospitals across the Northwest.
For more information about Puget Sound Blood Center, please visit psbc.org or contact Tom Butterworth at 206-292-6511, or pager, 206-680-2610.
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