NIH Blood and Platelet Donors

NIH Blood and Platelet Donors 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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Located in Bethesda, MD, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blood Bank collects blood and blood components from volunteer donors, for transfusion to patients undergoing life-saving treatment at the NIH Clinical Center. 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 chronic anemias associated with sickle cell disease, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, leukemia, or cancer

275 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

To schedule an appointment to donate, please call 301.496.1048 or visit us online, https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/blooddonor. To have a Donor Resources Specialist contact you, please email: giveblood@cc.nih.gov.

Thank you to the NIH Record for a fantastic article on the NIH Blood Bank, the Lifeblood of The NIH Clinical Center❤️
04/11/2025

Thank you to the NIH Record for a fantastic article on the NIH Blood Bank, the Lifeblood of The NIH Clinical Center❤️

Learn about the NIH Blood Bank, a hospital-based blood bank which provides blood products to the patients being treated at the Clinical Center.

After 17 remarkable years, we’re bidding a heartfelt farewell to Biren Naik, the face of the Donor Center at Fishers Lan...
04/11/2025

After 17 remarkable years, we’re bidding a heartfelt farewell to Biren Naik, the face of the Donor Center at Fishers Lane!

Biren’s warmth, dedication, and exceptional service have made a lasting impact on countless donors and patients. From coordinating live saving platelet and granulocyte donations to helping shape our online presence, his legacy is one of compassion and commitment. Let’s show Biren how much he means to our community!

Thank you. Biren - you’ll always be part of the NIH family❣️

04/07/2025

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04/04/2025

To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of NIH Clinical Center communications to all audiences, we are consolidating our social media resources.

This channel will no longer be active April 11, 2025. We encourage you to follow https://www.facebook.com/NIHClinicalCenter to continue to receive the latest news and information about the NIH Clinical Center.

The NIH Clinical Center is the nation’s largest hospital devoted entirely to research.

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our Petals for a Purpose Pop-in, yesterday! The NIH Blood Bank hosted a platelet...
04/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our Petals for a Purpose Pop-in, yesterday! The NIH Blood Bank hosted a platelet-focused engagement event to educate and inform our visitors and staff about platelet donation, why it matters, and what YOU CAN DO to improve the lives of others through giving.

For those who were not able to stop by, stay tuned for our next one, likely this summer!

DTM brought the vibes to Howard University!Cheers to our second successful campus campaign, packed with games, sweets, a...
03/28/2025

DTM brought the vibes to Howard University!

Cheers to our second successful campus campaign, packed with games, sweets, and information! Our university-focused awareness events serve to educate a younger and more ethnically diverse population about the importance of blood donation. We stress the positive impact it has on the lives of patients (and families) in their community.

In a sense, we bring the blood bank to schools by answering questions, dispelling myths, and sharing facts. We hope our efforts inspire and empower a new generation to become blood donors. To become regular blood donors.

Thank you to all of the Howard University students that participated, and we look forward to our next visit❣️

Blood donors for the assist! 🏀🧡🖤❣️
03/21/2025

Blood donors for the assist! 🏀🧡🖤❣️

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by sharing a pint (of blood)!❣🍀💚🤍🧡Call, email, or just walk-in:301.496.1048 - blood / 301.49...
03/17/2025

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by sharing a pint (of blood)!❣🍀💚🤍🧡

Call, email, or just walk-in:
301.496.1048 - blood / 301.496.4321 - platelets / giveblood@cc.nih.gov

Did you know that the NIH Blood Bank has a Granulocyte Donor Program? It is a Clinical Center research study which aims ...
03/14/2025

Did you know that the NIH Blood Bank has a Granulocyte Donor Program? It is a Clinical Center research study which aims to expand the pool of healthy volunteer granulocyte donors for critically ill patients being treated here at the NIH.

Contact us to learn more about becoming a gran donor!
giveblood@cc.nih.gov / 301.496.4321

Just let us know when you want to schedule your next friend get-together🫶🏼❣️
03/12/2025

Just let us know when you want to schedule your next friend get-together🫶🏼❣️

Four friends are committed to doing their part to help people fighting cancer.

“Harrison's daughter, Tracey Mellowship, said her father was "very proud to have saved so many lives, without any cost o...
03/06/2025

“Harrison's daughter, Tracey Mellowship, said her father was "very proud to have saved so many lives, without any cost or pain".”❤️❤️❤️

Known as the 'man with the golden arm', James Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody that saved millions of lives.

And are so grateful for the dedication of our volunteer community blood donors who sustain our patients during their lif...
03/04/2025

And are so grateful for the dedication of our volunteer community blood donors who sustain our patients during their life-saving diagnoses and treatments❤️

We're not just a hospital. Or a research center. We're something more.The NIH Clinical Center has been in the business of understanding, diagnosing and treat...

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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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