Baptist Health System staff are participating in a blood drive challenge to encourage others to donate.
“We rely on donors. There’s no other way to get blood,” said Teresa Duran, Blood Bank Medical Director for Baptist Health System.
STB&T says right now, they have a two-day supply of all blood types. This is short of the six-day goal to adequately supply hospitals in our area. Blood donations are used in all types of emergencies, like blood transfusions, surgeries, traumatic illnesses and more.“We always want to be able to maintain our inventory levels so whoever comes in will have blood available to them,” Duran said.Be at least 16 years old .When you sign up to donate, you will have to go through a screening process which includes a questionnaire and a hemoglobin check. If you do not pass either one of these, you will not be able to donate.
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