Stanford Blood Center strives to maintain a standard of service excellence in meeting the needs of physicians, and our diverse donor and patient populations.

The Blood Center has developed a large Automated Blood Collection program, including Double Red Blood Cell collection and multiple plasma product collection, in response to the growing needs of hospital programs targeting oncology, bone marrow and solid organ transplant. We serve the second largest transfusion facility in the United States, with a wide array of specialized products and services.

Two histocompatibility labs were purchased from Stanford

University Hospital in 1992 to complement the Blood Center HLA Laboratory

and to meet growing transplant needs.

The Autologous (self-donation) and Designated Donations Department is

dedicated to responding to the special needs of this group of donors.

Stanford's Donor Services Department continues to adapt

to the ever-changing needs of the ethnically diverse patient population.

Community groups assist this effort through community education, seminars,

and blood and tissue typing drives.

The Blood Center is proud of its history. We are committed to continuous

quality improvement through innovative management and an intramural

education program focusing on staff and management development.