Millvale Community Blood Drive

Blood Drive
Event Date: 
Friday, August 19, 2022 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

Address

Millvale Community Center
416 Lincoln Avenue
Millvale, PA 15209
United States

MILLVALE BLOOD DRIVE

The nationwide blood shortage is unfortunately continuing so our local patients are relying on donors like us to help…As a record number of people plan to get away for vacations, Vitalant urges all eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood in the coming days and weeks to overcome a critical blood shortage. A critical shortage is not easily overcome, as it takes additional donors every day to provide hospitals blood more quickly than it is being used to help patients. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. receives a blood transfusion.Making and keeping an appointment now to donate in the days and weeks ahead helps ensure the blood supply does not dwindle to emergency levels, delaying patient care.

All blood types are needed to alleviate this critical shortage, especially type O blood donations. Eligible donors can Power Up their donation to make the most of their precious gift

Type O blood is the most transfused blood type because it’s most versatile when there’s no time to test a patient’s blood type. The inventory of type O blood is frequently dipping below half of the desired four-day supply. Eligible donors who power up to a Power Red donation and give two units of red cells can help twice as many patients being treated for serious injuries. Powering up to a platelet donation can help ensure cancer patients get the boost they need to replace the key blood clotting component chemotherapy destroys.

Don’t know your blood type? No problem! All Vitalant blood donors can see their lab-confirmed blood type in their secure and confidential online account within two weeks of donating.

The mini-physical and full panel of tests each donor receives are an added benefit to saving lives through blood donation. That’s where donors can also track their pulse, blood pressure, hemoglobin and cholesterol with each visit.

READY TO DONATE?

Millvale Community Blood Drive
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
MILLVALE COMMUNITY CENTER
416 LINCOLN AVENUE
MILLVALE, PA 15209

To schedule your lifesaving appointment, go to
https://donateblood.centralbloodbank.org:

- Choose “Donor Login” if you have donated
with Vitalant or Central Blood Bank before
- If you have not donated with Vitalant or Central
Blood Bank before, choose “New Donor”
- At the “Schedule your Appointment Today”
screen, scroll down using the far right scroll bar
and enter group code C5300067 to schedule your
donation
- If you cannot schedule online, please call
412.209.7000 or contact Cyndi Funk at
412.477.2957 or cfunk@vitalant.org
APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED