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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008
DAYTON, OH — (June 25, 2008) Area blood donors turned out Tuesday to help increase the local blood supply. Community Blood Center (CBC) announced an emergency need for blood Monday, June 23. CBC still has less than a one day supply on its shelves of type O (both O+ and O-) and A-. CBC needs 500 blood donors a day this week to replenish the local blood supply. Donors with all blood types are still needed, with O- and A- donors especially necessary.
Did you know?
- Blood is needed every two seconds.
- About 1 in 5 people entering a hospital need blood.
- Blood is always needed for treatment of accident victims, cancer patients, hemophiliacs and surgery patients.
- Blood cannot be manufactured or harvested.
- Every three seconds a pint of blood is transfused somewhere in the U.S.
More than half of the blood that is transfused locally is type O (O+ and O- combined) while about 45% of the population has type O. Donors with all blood types are needed each and every day. The best match for a patient in need of a transfusion is blood of the same type. Not every pint collected is a usable pint and not every donor that presents is able to donate. The need for blood continues to climb every year due to advances in medicine and because people are living longer. About 38% of the population is eligible to donate blood with only 5% of those who could donate actually doing so.
Donors need to bring a photo ID with their full name and their CBC donor ID card if they have one. Donors can schedule a donation appointment at one of CBC’s fixed sites in Dayton, Middletown, Richmond, Springfield or West Chester by calling 1-800-388-GIVE or online at www.DonorTime.com. CBC will be extending hours this week: CBC-Dayton will be open Tuesday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Contact your local CBC branch for other extended hour information.
Community Blood Center-Dayton
349 S. Main Street
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3450
Community Blood Center-Middletown
3990 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite C
Middletown, OH 45044
(513) 727-1995
Community Blood Center-Richmond
4450 Garwood Place
Richmond, IN 47374
(765) 962-6329
Community Blood Center-Springfield
2200 N. Limestone Street, Suite 106
Springfield, OH 45503
(937) 399-2611
Community Blood Center -West Chester
8731 Union Centre Blvd.
West Chester, OH 45069
(513) 777-4428
Community blood drives this week include:
Wednesday, June 25
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
American Legion Post 526
526 Legion Way, Fairborn 45324
Thursday, June 26
3:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Bryan Center
100 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs 45387
Thursday, June 26
11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
212 South Front Street, Hamilton 45011
Friday, June 27
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
City of Vandalia Justice Center
245 James Bohanan Drive, Vandalia 45377
Friday, June 27
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Miami Valley South Health Center
2400 Miami Valley Drive, Centerville 45459
Saturday, June 28
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fairborn Knights of Columbus - 3724
78 Old Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn 45324
Saturday, June 28
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fairhaven Church
637 East Whipp Road, Dayton 45459
Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 years old with parental consent: form available at www.givingblood.org or at CBC branch & blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call 1(800)388-GIVE.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Community Blood Center provides blood products to 25 hospitals in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana) Valleys. For more information about Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, visit www.givingblood.org.
Copyright 2005 Community Blood Center
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