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49 gallons and counting:

Ed Nazarian has no plans to stop donating blood and platelets.
He’s been a regular at the UCLA Health Blood & Platelet Center since 1992.

Why Donate Blood?

"Blood donations not only help patients in need of blood and platelets, but they also can have positive health impacts for donors."

Shortage of blood donors continues 
to affect patients with sickle cell disease

September 29, 2021
Daily Bruin

UCLA has been facing a shortage of blood donors throughout the pandemic who could help those with sickle cell disease...

UCLA Blood & Platelet Center ROTC Drive

May 17, 2021
Daily Bruin

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood and/or platelets. The importance of blood donation cannot be understated, and neither can the importance of blood donors...

Dr. Dawn Ward on “UCLA Health
Zone Show with Dr. Phil Cohen”

March 28, 2020

Dr. Dawn Ward (Medical Director, Blood & Platelet Center, UCLA Health) was a guest on the “UCLA Health Zone Show with Dr. Phil Cohen.” Dr. Ward spoke about the importance of blood donations in conjunction with National Blood Donor Month. Listen to the podcast here. Dr. Ward's segment begins around 18:10.

UCLA Blood & Platelet Center partnered with the Lakers for a week of blood drives at several games during the month of November, 2018.  The UCLA Blood & Platelet Mobile Unit took donations 2 hours prior to games at STAPLES Center and the UCLA Health Training Center: Home of the Los Angeles Lakers.