Apheresis Donation

"Apheresis" (pronounced Ay-fur-EE-sis) comes from the Greek term meaning to separate. The process of apheresis separates out one specific component of blood, most often platelets. Platelets provide the clotting factor in blood. Cancer patients with leukemia, those receiving chemotherapy and undergoing bone marrow transplantation often need one or several platelet transfusions. Platelets have an extremely limited shelf-life...only 5 days. Ample and consistent platelet donations are needed to keep up with the demand. A single platelet donation can be used to help one patient.  Platelet donations take approximately 2 hours. The recommended interval between platelet donations is two weeks. Please consider donating platelets!

If you are interesed in a platelet donation, please call the Donor Center @ (716) 845-8275 or e-mail us at blooddonor@roswellpark.org