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Donate Blood
Directed Donations
Donations made from donors selected by you are called directed donations
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Your blood type must be known in order to participate in the program.
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The patient must have a written request from his/her surgeon/physician for directed donations.
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Directed units are specially tagged to ensure that you receive the blood.
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Donors must be 17 years old with (16 parental permission) and weigh at least 110 pounds. They must have identification with their name and signature on it.
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If you are a woman of child-bearing age, you should not ask your partner to donate for you.
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To ensure the confidentiality of all donors, information regarding a failure of a unit of blood to meet specific requirements cannot be reported to the physician or to you. Donors will be notified directly of test results that pose a potential health problem.
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Directed donations cannot be made in an emergency. A minimum of 5 to 7 working days is required to process and test the donated blood.
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If all the directed donations are not used in your surgery/transfusion, the blood remaining will be available to treat other patients.
All directed donations are by appointment only. Please call the Blood Center at (201) 444-3900, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and ask for the Special Clinical Services Department.
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the State of New Jersey require a written request for a directed donation.
Instructions:
To get a copy of our �Physician Order Form For Directed Blood Collection� click on the link below. The form is not valid unless there is a physician's signature on it -
a stamped signature will NOT be accepted.
Please print the form, complete all information and sign it.
Fax it to: (201) 573-4626
Or you can mail it to:
102 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
Attention: Special Clinical Services
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