Life Care Center of East Ridge invites the community to participate in organ donor signups, a blood drive and a miniature health fair event on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 3–6 p.m.
Along with free blood pressure checks and other health screenings, Blood Assurance will have a bloodmobile at the facility, and a representative from Donor Services will be available to sign attendees up to become organ donors.
“It’s important to let your wishes be known so the family doesn’t have to make that decision,” said Dawn Benjamin, senior public relations coordinator for Donor Services.
Benjamin explained that people interested in signing up on the Tennessee donor registry can do so several ways. They can indicate their preference when renewing their driver’s license, online at tndonorregistry.org or coming by the fair at Life Care Center of East Ridge.
“We will have information on what can be donated, how many people are waiting for life-saving organs and how the process works,” Benjamin said. “We will have a nurse from Erlanger and a donor mother who has been through the process who can answer questions.”
Representatives from the American Heart Association, American Liver Foundation, Amercian Lung Association and others will also be on-site to discuss how to protect these organs and keep them healthy.
For more information, please call Christian McDonald at 499-3922.
Life Care Center of East Ridge, at 1500 Fincher Ave., is one of 24 skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee operated or managed by Life Care Centers of America. The facility serves Medicare and private insurance patients who require nursing care or rehabilitation services.