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By Donna Marquess, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB
Manager, Blood Bank
LifeBridge Health
Did you know that patients at LifeBridge Health used over 26,000 blood products in 2008? Patients in oncology, trauma services, orthopedics, and pediatrics require blood transfusions every day. With summer quickly approaching, let's do our part to avoid blood shortages and ensure that our patients' needs are met. LifeBridge Health has collected 118 units of blood to date in 2009, about 21 percent of our goal this year. Can you help us collect the remaining 432 units needed to reach our goal this year?
The need has never been greater - the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac region has been suffering from an unusually low donor turnout during the first 12 days of May. With just 9 days until Memorial Day weekend the community blood supply is not well positioned to begin the summer months, our most challenging season.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown on Friday, May 22, in the Education Conference Rooms, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. To set up an appointment in advance, call the Blood Bank at 410-521-5926 or click here.
The second drive will be held at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Friday, May 29 in Zamoiski Auditorium, from 7 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. To set up an appointment in advance, call the Blood Bank at 410-601-5112 or click here.
All donors will receive a gift at the upcoming drives! Bring a new donor with you for an extra prize. Most importantly, remember, by donating one pint of blood, you can help save three lives!
- Donate Blood Today
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- Donate Blood This Week
It's time for LifeBridge Health spring blood drives! As always, the need is great. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds in the United States, someone needs blood. A single car accident victim can require up to 100 pints of blood....
- Donate Blood And Save Lives
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- Levindale Blood Drive Saves Lives
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- Blood Drive Scheduled At Levindale
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By Donna Marquess, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB
Manager, Blood Bank
LifeBridge Health
Did you know that patients at LifeBridge Health used over 26,000 blood products in 2008? Patients in oncology, trauma services, orthopedics, and pediatrics require blood transfusions every day. With summer quickly approaching, let's do our part to avoid blood shortages and ensure that our patients' needs are met. LifeBridge Health has collected 118 units of blood to date in 2009, about 21 percent of our goal this year. Can you help us collect the remaining 432 units needed to reach our goal this year?
The need has never been greater - the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac region has been suffering from an unusually low donor turnout during the first 12 days of May. With just 9 days until Memorial Day weekend the community blood supply is not well positioned to begin the summer months, our most challenging season.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown on Friday, May 22, in the Education Conference Rooms, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. To set up an appointment in advance, call the Blood Bank at 410-521-5926 or click here.
The second drive will be held at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Friday, May 29 in Zamoiski Auditorium, from 7 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. To set up an appointment in advance, call the Blood Bank at 410-601-5112 or click here.
All donors will receive a gift at the upcoming drives! Bring a new donor with you for an extra prize. Most importantly, remember, by donating one pint of blood, you can help save three lives!
- Donate Blood Today
It's not too late to give blood and give the gift of life. The Sinai Hospital blood drive will run until 12:30 p.m. today. The LifeBridge Health goal in 2010 is 550 units. According to the American Red Cross, the need for blood donations goes up during...
- Donate Blood This Week
It's time for LifeBridge Health spring blood drives! As always, the need is great. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds in the United States, someone needs blood. A single car accident victim can require up to 100 pints of blood....
- Donate Blood And Save Lives
Do you know great way to show someone you love them? Donate blood in honor of them. Sinai Hospital will host a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11 and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. Northwest Hospital will host its blood drive...
- Levindale Blood Drive Saves Lives
If you could save the life of someone in a serious car accident, would you do it? How about helping someone who has cancer, anemia or who needs surgery? Even without a medical degree, many of us have the power, by giving blood. ?One blood donor can...
- Blood Drive Scheduled At Levindale
Every two seconds, someone needs blood. This year alone, as many as five million patients will require blood transfusions, as accident victims, people undergoing surgery, and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer and other diseases. Maryland...