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The summer months are crucial for blood donation. Motor accidents are on the rise and there’s a critically low shortage of blood donors. Your blood donation is essential to trauma care. Help support local hospitals that treat thousands of emergency patients daily and schedule an appointment to give blood at UWPD on Friday, August 9^th. To sign up, call 1-800-398-7888 or visit here.

As an added bonus, anyone who donates blood in the month of July and August can ENTER Bloodworks Northwest’s Sweepstake for a chance to win tickets to see Taylor Swift in Vancouver B.C.! For details, visit https://www.bloodworksnw.org/about/news/win

Walk-ins will be seen around scheduled donors, making an appointment is strongly encouraged.

Overnight, severe storms passed through Oklahoma and Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. Responding hospitals have exhausted all local Type O negative blood inventory and requested more units to support patient needs. Bloodworks Northwest is responding with a rush shipment of Type O negative blood to Texas as part of the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC). As part of BERC, Bloodworks and 11 other on-call U.S. blood centers are shipping a combined total of 48 units of blood.

Please book an appointment to donate at the UW Police Department this Wednesday, May 29^th, especially if you are a Type O donor. Type O negative is in critically short supply.  You can sign up online (https://www.bloodworksnw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/redirectgroup.html?s=085A) or call 1-800-368-7888.

As an added bonus, those who donate blood with Bloodworks NW in May can enter to win one of three $1000 gift cards! For details, visit: Donate & Win – Bloodworks Northwest (bloodworksnw.org)

It takes 1,000 blood donors each day to save lives across the Pacific Northwest. This spring, Bloodworks Northwest is touring together, from Bellingham, WA, to Eugene, OR, with one message: thank you.

Join us in being a donor on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (Closed 12:00 am to 12:45 pm), at the University of Washington Police Department! Secure your timeslot by calling 1-800-398-7888 or visit: https://www.bloodworksnw.org

Walk-ins will be seen around scheduled donors, making an appointment is strongly encouraged.

This Winter, you can show your community that you care by donating blood. It’s a simple and easy process that only takes an hour from check-in to post-donation cookie. Donated blood is crucial for cancer treatment, surgeries, and trauma situations. That’s why we’re urgently looking for new and returning donors to help maintain a safe and reliable blood supply. By donating, you’re doing something great for patients and their loved ones, and possibly your loved ones too. Please consider donating blood at the UW Police Department on February 29, 2024

To make an appointment, please visit the Donor Portal or call 1-800-398-7888.

Giving blood is a simple way to express gratitude for your own good health and know you’re taking action to help a local patient facing a serious medical condition. Schedule an appointment today to help make sure we all have a healthy year together. Make it a celebration – of hope, community, and the power we all have to save a life. Please consider donating at the UW Police Department in UWPD Hazeley Multi-Purpose Room on November 1, 2023 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

To make an appointment, please visit the Donor Portal or call 1-800-398-7888.

Please be aware that during evening football games, Night Walk service will be unavailable in East Campus and limited in Central Campus one and a half (1.5) hours prior to the start of game until one and a half (1.5) hours after the end of game. UWPD Night Walk staff are unable to traverse in and out of the Stadium area due to traffic restrictions related to the game.

Please rest assured that there will be an enhanced public safety presence throughout the area during this time.

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, UWPD will host a Bloodworks Northwest blood drive in UWPD Hazeley Multi-Purpose Room.

Hours will be from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (Closed 11:30 am to 12:15 pm), Appointments can be made online at Donor Portal.