Winter Weather Hinders Blood Collection

  • Thursday, February 26, 2015
Winter weather across the region is hindering blood donors from volunteering to give blood donations at Blood Assurance. Today, the donor center located inside the Baroness Erlanger campus will be closed.  Johnson City and Abingdon locations open at 9 a.m.  Bristol and Kingsport donor centers open at 10 a.m. All other Blood Assurance donor centers will open at noon. Because of continuing inclement weather, donations across the region are down 42 percent. Residents able to safely visit blood centers are encouraged to donate so patients in need at local hospitals can get the  blood and platelets that are so urgently needed.

For up-to-date information about Blood Assurance locations, hours and blood drives, please call 1-800-962-0628 or go to www.BloodAssurance.org or facebook.com/bloodassurance.
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