Places i can donate plasma near me

Alternatively, you may do a direct walk-in to any of the bloodbanks or open community drives. Please check their opening hours below or call 6220 0183 for more infomation. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, only donors are allowed to enter the bloodbanks.

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Bloodbank@HSA ()

Health Sciences Authority
(Opposite Outram Park MRT Station)
11 Outram Road
Singapore 169078

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 4.30pm
Sunday: 9am to 4.30pm 

Mondays and Public Holidays: Closed.
New Year Eve, Chinese New Year Eve & Christmas Eve: 9am to 2pm
(unless it is on Monday)

The blood donor carpark is closed.
Donors can park at Health Promotion Board (HPB) basement carpark which is behind HSA building.
From HPB carpark, donors need to take the lift from Lift Lobby 4 to Level 1 and cross the road to HSA building.

Book Appointment via SingPass

Bloodbank@Dhoby Ghaut

Bloodbank@Dhoby Ghaut ()

Dhoby Xchange (Near Exit B)
#B1-05 to 10
11 Orchard Road
Singapore 238826

Opening hours:
Monday to Wednesday, and Friday: 12pm to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Thursdays and Public Holidays: Closed
New Year Eve, Chinese New Year Eve and Christmas Day Eve: 9am to 2pm
(Unless it is on Thursday)

Book Appointment via SingPass

Bloodbank@Woodlands

Bloodbank@Woodlands ()

Woodlands Civic Centre
(Opposite Causeway Point)
900 South Woodlands Drive
#05-07 Singapore 730900

Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday to Friday: 12pm to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Tuesdays and Public Holidays: Closed
New Year Eve, Chinese New Year Eve and Christmas Day Eve: 9am to 2pm
(Unless it is on Tuesday)

Book Appointment via SingPass

Bloodbank@Westgate Tower

Bloodbank@Westgate Tower ()

Westgate Tower
(Jurong East MRT Station, Exit D, walk through Westgate)
1 Gateway Drive
#10-01 to 05
Singapore 608531

Opening hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 12pm to 8pm
Thursday and Friday: 12pm to 8pm
Saturday to Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Wednesdays and Public Holidays: Closed
New Year Eve, Chinese New Year Eve and Christmas Day Eve: 9am to 2pm
(Unless it is on Wednesday)

Book Appointment via SingPass

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Community blood drives are organised regularly with the support of our community partners.

We strongly encourage donors to call 6220-0183 to book a time slot (at least a day in advance). Please remember to bring along your ID when you come to our blood drives.

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Our donor centres are safe, clean and follow all coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines. 

Measures in place include:

• alcohol hand gel available for you to use on arrival
• staff washing their hands and using alcohol hand gel in line with Government guidelines
• staff regularly cleaning surfaces such as chairs, laminated leaflets and water fountains
  

Our staff can advise you on the type of donation you can make that will help patients the most. This may change from time to time depending on the patients' need.

Whole blood donation

Whole blood refers to blood in its complete form, not separated into its various components. It is the most common type of blood donation.

When you donate whole blood, it is usually separated into its components – e.g. red cells, plasma, platelets – for transfusion. Whole blood is seldom used for transfusions except in cases of rapid massive blood loss.

Key facts

For rapid and massive blood loss cases e.g. during surgery or for accident victims.

Between 350 ml and 450 ml of blood is drawn. That's only 10% to 12% of the total volume of blood in your body.

About 5 to 10 minutes.

Every 12 weeks.

Apheresis donation

Sometimes, patients need only a specific part of a donor's blood. To help these people, donations of individual blood components such as platelets, plasma or red cell are required. Such donations are known as apheresis donations.

Advantages of apheresis

• Repeat apheresis donors who are below 66 years old can donate plasma and platelet every month, instead of every 3 months for whole blood donations.
• With regular apheresis donations, you can help ensure a stable supply of blood products for patients when they need it.
• Apheresis allows a much larger number of platelets to be collected from a single donor.
• It minimises a patient's exposure to multiple donors' blood.

Key facts

Common uses

Red blood cells:

• Treatment of anemia.
• Replace loss of red blood cells in accidents or during surgery or childbirth.

Platelets: Treatment for dengue, leukemia and cancer patients.

Plasma: Replace clotting factors which may be depleted in bleeding or infection.

Apheresis is an automated process:

1. Machines called blood cell separators draw blood from you.
2. The plasma, platelets or red cells in the blood are extracted.
3. The remaining components are returned to you.

You might feel tingling around the mouth area, or feel a little cold during the procedure due to the addition of an anti-coagulant called citrate acid to prevent the blood from clotting. This small amount of citrate is broken down very quickly upon infusion. 

• Platelet donation: 60 to 90 minutes.
• Plasma & double red cells donation: 45 minutes.

• Platelets and plasma: every 4 weeks.
• Double red cells: every 16 weeks.

Donating blood for yourself (autologous blood donation)

If you are scheduled for surgery that has a high likelihood of requiring a blood transfusion, your doctor may suggest that you donate blood for your own use during the surgery (autologous blood donation), if you meet specific indications and are likely to benefit from it.

Who it is for

Autologous blood donations are recommended only for patients with rare blood groups or multiple red cell antibodies who have a high likelihood of requiring transfusion with red cells of rare blood types, during elective surgeries. It may also be considered in children and adults ≤ 30 years old requiring spinal surgery.

Autologous blood donation (ABD) is not recommended for all patients. Current evidence does not support the routine use of ABD for most surgical procedures. This is mainly because patients undergoing ABD may still need to be transfused with donated (allogeneic blood). ABD is also not recommended in surgeries with a low likelihood of needing blood, as more than half of all autologous blood donations may never be used and are wasted. It is less likely to be wasted when there is at least a 50 percent chance that the surgery or procedure you are having will require a blood transfusion.

Even for surgeries with high likelihood of needing transfusion, ABD only reduces the chances but does not always prevent the need to transfuse allogeneic blood from donors.

Patients who underwent pre-surgical ABD also have a higher risk of anaemia and iron deficiency on the day of their surgeries, both of which may be associated with a higher risk of needing transfusion and poorer clinical outcomes during and after surgery.

Autologous blood is also not significantly safer than allogeneic blood from donors, as there are stringent donor selection criteria and highly sensitive blood donation testing for HIV, Hepatitis C virus and Hepatitis B virus, rendering allogeneic blood equally safe with low risks of transfusion transmitted infections. ABD also does not prevent severe transfusion reaction, such as fluid overload in the lungs and transfusion associated bacterial infection.

Hence, it is not recommended to subject you to ABD if there is no indication as this will expose you unnecessarily to the risks of blood donation and anaemia on the day of your surgery.

How it works

• If you are found to be suitable, your doctor will take your written consent and make the necessary arrangements with us. Note that there is a fee for this service.
• Your doctor will give you oral iron supplements to take before the first donation. These should be continued for (at least) 2 weeks after the donation.
• At the appointed dates, your blood will be collected at the Bloodbank@HSA located in the Health Sciences Authority Building at 11 Outram Road. Your blood can be stored for up to 42 days.
• Donation should not be earlier than 5 weeks prior to the scheduled surgery and not later than 2 weeks prior to surgery, as ABD performed in the 2 weeks before surgery increases the risk of anaemia at the time of the surgery. Depending on how much blood you will need, your blood can be collected once every 5 to 7 days provided you continue to meet the criteria.
• For obstetric patients, autologous donation should be performed between the 35th and 37th week of pregnancy with close monitoring of fetal well-being during the procedure. This would usually be carried out in the labour suite of a hospital. Your obstetrician will liaise with the KKH/NUH/SGH Labour Ward (Public hospital patients) or SGH Labour Ward (Private hospital patients) for the blood collection appointment schedule and inform HSA once it is confirmed.
• If you need more information, please call our medical screeners at the Bloodbank@HSA at Tel: 6213 0626 or email us at [email protected] .

Other criteria that need to be met

In addition to our restricted indications for ABD, you will need to meet the following criteria:

• You are less than 60 years of age
• Your haemoglobin is at least 12.5 g/dl (women) or at least 13 g/dl (men) before each donation (The minimum haemoglobin for obstetric patients who opt for autologous donation should be at least 11 g/dl)
• Your weight is at least 35 kg
• You do not have any medical conditions like heart and lung diseases or epilepsy
• You are well without fever or infections.

How the need for a blood transfusion can be decreased

It is not always possible to avoid having a blood transfusion. However, there are some safe and effective options that can be considered before surgery to (i) improve your own blood supply and (ii) to decrease the amount of blood loss during surgery:

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