The UCI Transfusion Medicine Service is taking efforts to minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19. Instructions are on our website to provide instructions to avoid presenting if active URI symptoms or specific travel restrictions apply. We will prescreen prior to collections and increase intensity of cleaning/sanitizing and re-emphasize practices already in place regarding hand sanitizing.
Effective date: Immediately
Blood and Platelet Donation Request
With COVID-19 restrictions placing wide-ranging constraints on the region’s blood supply, whole blood and platelet donations are now more crucial than ever. News sites such as Reuters are reporting that COVID-19 restrictions could lead to a U.S. blood shortage in two weeks. If you are feeling well and healthy, please visit our UCI Blood Donor Center website to schedule a blood or platelet donation at our UCI Blood Donor Center on the Medical Center (Orange) campus. All blood and platelet donations through UCI Blood Donor Center are used only for UCI Health patients.
Beginning the week of March 16, the UCI Blood Donor Center in Orange (located in Pavilion 3, Room
400) will be operating during these hours:
Blood and platelet donations at UCI Blood Donor Center may be scheduled via telephone: 714- 456-5733, or at our website: https://www.ucihealth.org/medical-services/blood-donations
Platelet appointments:
Monday through Saturday
7 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Whole blood appointments:
Monday through Friday
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Donating blood is an easy and safe way to save a life. Every day, UC Irvine Medical Center patients require blood or platelets to help fight cancer, to replace what is lost in trauma, or to treat a chronic disease. Your donation can make a huge difference in the life of someone here in Orange County.
Sincerely,
Minh-Ha Tran, DO
Director
Division of Transfusion Medicine
Edwin S. Monuki, MD, PhD
Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
