PARSIPPANY — Community Blood Services is inviting its blood, platelet and plasma donors to make a lifesaving donation at one of its New Jersey donor centers to ensure enough blood is on the shelves this summer for the patients who need it in the more than 20 hospitals supplied by the blood center.
Locations include the Parsippany Donor Center, 1259 Route 46 east, Building 4, Suite 12 in Parsippany. Whole blood and platelets are collected there. Hours are Monday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (last appointment 2:30 p.m.); Thursday, from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m. (last appointment at 7:45 p.m.); and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (last appointment 1:30 p.m.). Blood donors who walk in are also welcome but an appointment is needed to donate platelets.
To set up an appointment to donate blood, call (201) 251-3703; to donate platelets call (201) 251-3733.
The toll free number is (866) 228-1500, or click here.
Anyone who donates Monday, July 13, through Sunday, July 19, will be entered into a raffle to win a portable outdoor Cuisinart stainless tabletop grill. The grill easily fits on balconies and small patios. Its cooking grate is large enough to cook eight steaks, hamburgers or chicken breasts. The winner will be notified by phone.
Thos who donate at any location will be eligible to win the grill.
Whole blood donors must be 17-75 years old (16 years old with parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds. All donors will receive health screenings with their donations, including non-fasting glucose and cholesterol screenings.
Community Blood Services provides blood and blood products to HackensackUMC, Atlantic Health System hospitals, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson/Wayne and The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
