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N.J. Hospitals Respond To Trade Center Disaster
Blood Donation Sites Overwhelmed: Citizens Urged to Give Blood in Coming Days
New Jersey residents have responded to the disaster at the World Trade Center in great numbers, most notably rushing to donate blood. Their concern is well appreciated and greatly needed; however, by late Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, hospitals and blood centers across the state were reporting they were inundated with donors and could not handle more at the current time. The need for blood will continue for several days and even weeks, not only to treat those injured in the trade center disaster, but also to replenish New Jersey’s regular blood supply. NJHA and the state Department of Health and Senior Services are urging residents to contact one of the New Jersey blood centers listed here to schedule a donation or to call your local hospital in advance to arrange a donation.
Please remember that all blood collection activities should be coordinated with a local blood center or the American Red Cross. Not all New Jersey hospitals are licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services for this function. If you are interested in becoming a blood donor, please contact your local licensed blood center or the American Red Cross. For more information contact NJHA’s Mary Marchetta at
mmarchetta@njha.com.
- American Red Cross/Penn Jersey Region
1-800-GIVELIFE (1-800-448-3543)
- Bergen Community Blood Center
970 Linwood Avenue
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
1-201-444-3900
- Blood Center of New Jersey
45 South Grove Street
East Orange, New Jersey 07018
1-800-433-6522
- Central Jersey Blood Center
494 Sycamore Avenue
Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702
1-732-842-5750
- Community Blood Council of New Jersey
1410 Parkside Avenue
Ewing, New Jersey 08638
1-609-883-9750
- NBAH Blood Center
Clinical Academic Building
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
1-732-937-8594
- Miller Memorial Blood Center
1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
1-800-223-6667
- New Jersey Blood Services/ New York Blood Center Division
167 New Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1-800-933-2566