San Diego Blood Bank Announces Opening of New Location of East County Donor Center

The San Diego Blood Bank has relocated its East County Donor Center to a larger facility as of Tuesday, December 1, to 776 Arnele Ave., El Cajon, 92020.              

 A grand opening celebration is planned for Friday, December 18, at 11 a.m., at the new facility supported in part by Grossmont Healthcare District.  At that time local residents will be invited to join community leaders and dignitaries for a ribbon cutting ceremony, tours of the facility and refreshments.  

In addition, free bone marrow testing for the Be the Match Registry of the National Marrow Donor Program will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.            

“The new center is very spacious and convenient to the freeway, said Ramona Walker, San Diego Blood Bank CEO.  It will offer all of the same services as the previous East County Donor Center: volunteer blood donations for area patients, the opportunity to give blood for one’s own planned surgery and allow donors the ability to direct their donation to a specific patient in need of blood.  In addition, the center will also routinely offer free bone marrow testing on site.           

For more information on the San Diego Blood Bank’s new donor centers, visit SanDiegoBloodBank.org or call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (469-7322).