Kamila Saradpon is a nine-year-old from National City who enjoys art and cooking with her dad. Her parents Maria and Kris have their hands full with Kamila and her six-year-old sister Mikayla. One of ...

A blood centrifuge rotates between 3,000 and 5,000 times per minute, causing blood to separate into three distinct layers: dark and dense red blood cells at the bottom, a very thin layer of white ...

Blood Bank Technology Specialists work in the laboratory to test blood samples, including both routinely collected and donated blood, on a variety of panels to promote patient safety. Blood Bank ...

A new initiative at San Diego Blood Bank uses genetic analysis on a grand scale to better match donors and recipients. Called “Precision Blood,” the program has already processed more than 30,000 ...

Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a container making it possible to store blood for battlefield use. An African American, Dr. Charles Drew of Howard University, discovered the process for preserving ...

In 1950, San Diego was experiencing rapid growth, rebounding from the hardships of World War II and looking forward to the promise of a new decade. This was the same year the San Diego Blood Bank was ...