Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Blood Donor Services to Host Two Blood Drives in December

This December, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Blood Donor Services will be facilitating two blood drives in the central New Jersey area. The first will be held on Saturday, December 5 in Somerset, New Jersey and the second will be held on Thursday, December 17 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Able donors are encouraged to participate and register. Please see below for details.

Somerset, New Jersey Blood Drive

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015

Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: NJANG 42nd Regional Support Armory, 1060 Hamilton Street, Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Registration Link: https://www.rwjuhdonorclub.org/index.cfm?group=op&step=2&opid=4077

Bridgewater, New Jersey Blood Drive

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015

Time: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Location: Bradley Gardens Fire Company, 24 Old York Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807

Registration Link: https://www.rwjuhdonorclub.org/index.cfm?group=op&step=2&opid=4078

Who Can Donate / Donor Guidelines

Donors must:

• Be at least 16 years old (Important Information for 16-Year-Old Donors)
• Weigh at least 110 pounds (120 pounds if 16 years old)
• Present photo identification

You may not donate if you:

• Have a history of viral hepatitis at age 11 or older
• Are recovering from an infectious illness
• Are in a high risk group (such as individuals with HIV or AIDS)
• Spent a total of three months or more in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands) between 1980 and 1996

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a 965-bed academic medical center with campuses in New Brunswick and Somerville, NJ. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, joint replacement, and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). As the flagship Cancer Hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. A Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

RWJUH has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report seven times and has been selected by the publication as a high performing hospital in numerous specialties. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report three times. In addition, RWJUH was named among the best places to work in health care by Modern Healthcare magazine and received the Equity Care of Award as Top Hospital for Healthcare Diversity and Inclusion from the American Hospital Association.

Both the New Brunswick and Somerset campuses have earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety, including the prestigious Magnet® Award for Nursing Excellence and “Most Wired” designation by Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine. The Joint Commission and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services have designated the New Brunswick Campus as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Somerset Campus as a Primary Stroke Center.

The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH New Brunswick among the nation’s best comprehensive cancer centers and designated the Steeplechase Cancer Center at RWJ Somerset as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center. The Joint Surgery Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for total knee and total hip replacement surgery.

For more Information visit us online at www.rwjuh.edu.

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