More Than 90 Individuals To Benefit From On-Campus Blood Drive

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 12, 2019 - For the third year in a row, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Blood Services teamed up with Rutgers Scarlet PR to host an on-campus blood drive. The drive took place on Wednesday, February 13th at the Yard on College Avenue.

During the partnership, Rutgers Scarlet PR worked to engage students on campus, while RWJUH-Blood Services handled the logistics of running the blood drive. Together the duo brought in over 60 donors and, by the end of the day, RWJUH Blood Services left with over 50 units of blood.

Prospective donors can expect to see more drives from RWJUH-Blood Services throughout the year. The hospital’s Level I Trauma Center, as well as its emergency room, treat in excess of 95,000 patients each year. In fact, every 15 minutes, a patient at RWJUH in New Brunswick receives a unit of blood, platelets, or fresh frozen plasma. With numbers like that, it is imperative that RWJUH maintains a robust blood supply.

“We are always encouraging people to donate blood. It allows us to treat the patients that come in and out of our doors every day,” said Sally Wells, Business Development Liaison for RWJUH Blood Services. “Through our engagement with the Rutgers community, we can proudly say that over 90 patients at RWJUH will receive life-saving blood transfusions!”

To view upcoming drives in your area and to make an appointment, visit rwjuhdonorclub.org or call 732-235-8100, ext. 248 or 221. Please bring a photo ID and remember to eat prior to donating blood.

To learn more about RWJUH, please visit www.rwjbh.org/newbrunswick.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, is a 600-bed academic medical center that serves as the principal teaching hospital to Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and as the flagship Cancer Hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, bariatric surgery and women’s & children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). As a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first designated 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 the 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 the U.S. News & World Report five 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. RWJUH Brunswick has 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 American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH New Brunswick among the nation’s best comprehensive cancer centers. For more Information visit us online at www.rwjbh.org/newbrunswick.

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