Blood Donations Needed In Chattanooga After Shootings

  • Thursday, July 16, 2015

Due to Thursday’s tragic incident in Chattanooga, all Blood Assurance donor centers  will be open until 6:30 p.m. or until the last donor is seen. The downtown Chattanooga center is no longer on lockdown and is accepting donations.

Rick Youngblood, president ad CEO of Blood Assurance said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families affected by today’s tragic incident in Chattanooga.

We are deeply grateful to the community for their overwhelming support. However, when tragedy strikes and there is an urgent need for blood, the universal blood supply suffers. It can take several weeks to replenish the blood supply that is daily needed from the local hospitals serviced by Blood Assurance. In an effort to accommodate the schedules of our local community members, all Blood Assurance donor centers will open an hour earlier tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. and stay open an hour later tomorrow evening until6:30 p.m. Just one blood donation can save up to three lives. While appointments are not required, they are encouraged at www.BloodAssurance.org. Once again, our hearts go out to the families of everyone involved in today’s heartbreaking incident.”

The public may visit the Blood Assurance locations listed below:

Chattanooga - Main Office

705 East 4th Street

Chattanooga, TN 37403-1916

(423) 756-0966

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Located between 3rd and 4th Streets across from the UTC McKenzie Arena.

 

East Brainerd (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

1740 Gunbarrel Rd

Chattanooga, TN 37421

(423) 893-7454

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Located near the Target Shopping Center behind FSG Bank across from Chick-Fil-A.

 

North River (Hixson, Tennessee)

1920 Northpoint Blvd., Suite A

Hixson, TN 37343-6700

(423) 876-5289

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Located next to Owen Cyclery across from Hobby Lobby between Lowe's and Home Depot.

 

Cleveland, Tennessee

2855 Keith Street NW

Cleveland, TN 37312-3738

(423) 476-3201

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

New Location: Located in the Village Green shopping center next to Firehouse Subs.

 

Athens, Tennessee

213 E Washington Ave

Athens, TN 37303

(423) 252-0661

Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Located in Downtown Athens across from the CVS Pharmacy near Tennessee Wesleyan College campus.

 

Cartersville, Georgia

921 B Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE

Cartersville, GA 30121

(770) 334-3261

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Located across from the Cartersville Medical Center behind Dairy Queen and next to Goodwill.

 

Cookeville, Tennessee

155 W Broad Street

Cookeville, TN 38501

(931) 526-3462

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Located across from the Historic Train Depot.

 

Johnson City, Tennessee

1 Professional Park

Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 328-3152

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Located in the MedCenter Professional Park Building 1 across from Johnson City Medical Center.

 

Tullahoma, Tennessee

1500 North Jackson St., Suite 200

Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 461-5773

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

New Location: Located near Walgreens at Wilson Ave.

 

Abingdon, Virginia

16000 Johnston Memorial Dr., Medical Plaza Suite 110

Abingdon, VA 24211

(276) 525-4272

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Located at Johnston Memorial Hospital, our entrance is to the right of the Emergency Room.

 

Bristol, Virginia

100 Linden Square Drive

Bristol, VA 24202

(276) 285-3850

Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Located in the Linden Square shopping center across from Cinemark Tinseltown movie theatre.

 

Dalton, Georgia

785 Shugart Rd.

Dalton, GA 30720

(706) 226-7735

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Located in the Shoppes at Shugart Center shopping center next to GameStop and Great Clips.

 

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

2720 Lafayette Rd.

Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742

(706) 861-5983

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Located next to Sear's Shoe Store near the Battlefield Entrance.

 

Kingsport, Tennessee

300 Clinchfield St.

Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 765-9262

Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Located in the Food City Shopping Center at the fountain court entrance behind the water tower.

 

Rome, Georgia

178 Shorter Avenue Northwest

Rome, GA 30165

(706) 235-9853

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Located in the Midtown Crossing shopping center behind Chick-Fil-A (Dwarf House) near Longhorn Steakhouse.

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