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View Additional Donation Hours
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Puget Sound Blood Center Needs Donors
Western Washington’s blood supply will reach an emergency level within a matter of days.
Due to the snowstorm and icy weather, over the past two days, Puget Sound Blood Center has:
- Cancelled over 15 blood drives;
- Lost over 1000 blood donations;
- Lost over 50 platelet donations.
With more inclement weather forecast, we can expect to lose an additional 500 donations over the next three days. And with the holidays, the next two weeks mean approximately 25 percent fewer donors than we would typically expect.
It takes over 900 donor registrations every day to maintain an operational blood supply in Western Washington. For the safety and care of patients, blood centers urge donations.
Puget Sound Blood Center Donor Centers
Please schedule an appointment with Puget Sound Blood Center by calling 1-800-398-7888. Walk-ins are also welcome. Visit www.psbc.org for donation center hours of operation and driving directions.
To accommodate donors, Puget Sound Blood Center is opening additional centers on additional days through the holidays.
Please visit psbc.org for regular hours of operation, and note the following additions:
- Sun Dec 21
Addition: Bellevue open 8 – 4
Addition: Tukwila open 8 – 4
Addition: Olympia open 8 – 4
- Mon Dec 22
Addition: Bellingham open 8 – 4
Addition: Everett open 8 – 4
Addition: Silverdale open 8 - 4
Addition: Vancouver open 8 – 4
- Wed Dec 24
Early close: All Locations open 8 – 4
- Thu Dec 25
CLOSED
- Fri Dec 26
Addition: Federal Way open 8 – 4
- Sat Dec 27
Addition: Lynnwood open 8 – 4
- Sun Dec 28
Addition: Bellevue open 8 – 4
Addition: Tukwila open 8 – 4
Addition: Olympia open 8 – 4
- Mon Dec 29
Addition: Bellingham open 8 – 4
Addition: Everett open 8 – 4
Addition: Silverdale open 8 – 4
- Wed Dec 31
Early close: All Locations open 8 – 4
- Thu Jan 1
CLOSED
- Fri Jan 2
Addition: Federal Way open 8 – 4
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 that 70 hospitals and clinics in 14 Western Washington counties and provides tissue and transplantation support to 185 hospitals across the Northwest.
If you have further questions, please contact Michael Young at 206-292-6589.
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