Puget Sound Blood Center Donor Centers Open Special Hours December 24th

December 21, 2007  SEATTLE — It’s not too late! You can still give the best gift of all, the gift of life. That’s what you’re providing when you donate blood. An hour of your time can mean years of life for someone else. What better gift can there be? And you don’t have to squeeze down a chimney to deliver it. In the midst of the holidays, a time when many of us are busy with other plans, your donation is especially important. Please donate blood during the holidays.

Special Holiday Hours
Generous donors are the reason the Blood Center meets the needs of patients in the region. While Blood Center locations and mobiles are closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, all 11 permanent donation centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Please note the Blood Center’s Bellingham, Everett, Silverdale and Vancouver, WA donor centers, normally closed on Mondays, will be open Monday, December 24th, Christmas Eve.

During the remainder of the week, between the two holidays, please plan to donate at one of the Blood Center’s 11 permanent locations or at mobile drives collecting blood. Those interested in donating can schedule a time by calling 800-398-7888 or visiting the Blood Center’s Web site, HYPERLINK "http://www.psbc.org" www.psbc.org, where Donor Center hours-of-operation and times for mobiles can be located.

The Details
Puget Sound Blood Centers 2007-2008 Winter Holiday Hours

• Dec 23 Sunday
  Regular hours of operation
• Dec 24 Monday
  All donor centers (listed below) will be open for whole blood and apheresis collections 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the four centers that are normally closed Mondays: Bellingham, Everett, Silverdale and Vancouver, WA.
• Dec 25 Tuesday
  Closed
• Dec 26-Dec 30
  Regular hours of operation
• Dec 31 Monday
  All donor centers (listed below) will be open for whole blood and apheresis collections 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the four 4 centers that are normally closed Mondays: Bellingham, Everett, Silverdale and Vancouver.
• Jan 1 Tuesday
  Closed

About Puget Sound Blood Center
Puget Sound Blood Center is an independent, community-based blood center with a long and unique tradition of blending community volunteerism, medical science and research to improve patients’ lives. Patients with leukemia, cancer, burns, hemophilia and traumatic injuries depend on the breakthrough discoveries made by Blood Center scientists. Internationally recognized as a leader in transfusion medicine, the Blood Center operates the world's largest transfusion service, serves patients in more that 70 hospitals and clinics in 14 Western Washington counties and provides tissue and transplantation support to 185 hospitals across the Northwest.

For more information about the Blood Center or the special holiday hours contact Tom Butterworth at 206-292-6511or pager 206-680-2610.