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Causes: Blood Banks, Health
Mission: We help save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood.
Target demographics: Healthy volunteer blood donors are needed for surgery and trauma patients, transplant recipients, premature infants and cancer patients.
Direct beneficiaries per year: To meet emergency and ongoing patient need, LifeStream must receive at least 500 donations daily in order to support 175,000 transfusions annually. Multiple blood drives are held daily at business sites, churches, government agencies, high schools, colleges and civic organizations
Geographic areas served: Southern California
Programs: SERVICES • Community blood donation. Provide our community with a safe and ample blood supply. • Autologous donations. An autologous blood donation is when a person donates blood for their own use, prior to a scheduled elective surgery. • Direct donations. A directed blood donation is made when someone you know needs blood. A directed donor must be a compatible blood type and qualify as a healthy donor. • Automated collection. A process known as apheresis which separates whole blood into individual components. • Therapeutic procedures. When your physician prescribes that you have blood drawn to improve a medical condition.