Give the 'Gift of Life'! 

Donate a pint of blood at Sound Shore Medical Center and give the "gift of life". Approximately 40% of all blood needed for SSMC patients is from Sound Shore's Blood Donor Program*.  The blood you donate stays right here in the community - neighbors helping neighbors.

To donate blood, you must be between the ages of 18 and 76 - age 16 with parental consent - in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and present a photo ID - either driver's license or passport. You should also be free of cold or flu symptoms for 72 hours and not have had a body piercing or tattooing within the past 12 months.

Donating blood - from registration to post-donation - takes only about 45 minutes. The donor center is located at the Medical Center and is open Monday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Organizations wishing to sponsor a blood drive must have minimum participation of 30 donors. Sound Shore personnel will gladly help you organize the drive.

For more information on making a donation or to schedule a Blood Donor event for a civic group, school, church or synagogue, we invite you to contact Sound Shore's Blood Donor Coordinator at 914.365.3664.

*Accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks