For the month of January, the Department of Pediatrics is hosting an informal and voluntary blood drive to help with the blood supply crisis in New York City. Due to the pandemic, and the inability to host large blood drives, the New York City Blood Center (NYBC) currently has a 1-2 day blood supply. Close to 2,000 donations are needed each day in the New York and New Jersey communities for patients who require a lifesaving blood and/or platelet transfusion.
We can all contribute to the blood shortage and improve the lives of our patients and communities by donating blood.
If you would like to donate, go to the following link to set up an appointment: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/zip. You will need to be at least 110 pounds and feeling well. Whereas most people are eligible to donate, it is worthwhile to check out this list of criteria before you go: https://www.nybc.org/donate-blood/become-donor/can-i-donate-blood/.