The Blood Center of New Jersey

Directed or Designated Blood Donations

Donations made from donors
selected by you are called directed donations.

A prescription from your physician is needed with the number of units required for a scheduled surgery or transfusion. Your blood type must be known and documented on the prescription.
Donors should have their blood typed prior to donation to ensure that their blood is compatible with your blood.
Donors must be at least 18 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Make sure the donors you select will be able to provide a safe unit of blood for you.
If you are a woman of child-bearing age, you should not ask your partner to donate for you.
To ensure the confidentiality of all donors, information regarding a failure of a unit of blood to meet specific requirements cannot be reported to the physician or to you. Donors will be notified directly of test results that pose a potential health problem.
Directed units are specially tagged to ensure that you receive the blood.
Directed donations cannot be made in an emergency. A minimum of three working days is required to process the donated blood.

For more information about Directed Donations,
contact Rosetta Smith at 973-676-4700, ext.137.