Blood Donations Needed

January is National Blood Donation Month. The NIH Blood Bank is reporting shortages of A negative, B negative and O negative blood. NIH also urgently needs African Americans to donate blood for patients with sickle cell disease who are participating in clinical trials at the Clinical Center. 

Visit www.cc.nih.gov/blooddonor to make an appointment or call the Blood Bank in Bldg. 10 at (301) 496-1048 or the Platelet Center at Fishers Lane at (301) 496-4321.