Platelet Donation
5 reasons to donate platelets now
The Pheresis Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is always in need of donors. Here are five reasons why you should take a little time right now to join the thousands of generous people who save lives by donating platelets to patients in need. 1. It’s Heart Month! Platelets are the cells in blood that prevent bleeding, [...]
Barnes-Jewish celebrates blood donors
If you miss the gift-giving season already, why not start the new year with the gift of life? January is National Blood Donor Month, when organizations like Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the American Red Cross honor the many generous people who give blood. Thirty-eight percent of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, yet only [...]
Platelet Donors Needed
The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Pheresis Center is in need of platelet donors. The center typically experiences a slow-down in donations during the summer vacation season, but the current supply of blood platelets donated by pheresis donors is especially low. Pheresis is a special blood donation in which blood is taken from you, the donor, and only a [...]
Platelet donation is often overlooked or misunderstood, and it's the reason many people are alive to this day.
The first time I went to meet with the employees at the Pheresis Center to do a short video on their services, I had no idea what “pheresis” meant. Turns out, pheresis is the process of donating platelets. This lead me to ask the next obvious questions – what exactly are platelets and why are [...]
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