Health & Fitness
Incentives Offered for O-Negative Blood Donations
From now until July 3, the La Quinta blood bank will offer gas cards for donations.
By City News Service
A local blood bank will offer gas cards of up to $15 for donations of O-negative blood, which is running dangerously low nationwide, officials with the organization announced.
About seven percent of the population has O-negative blood, but those red blood cells can be used for any patient, making it particularly valuable for transfusions, according to officials from LifeStream. Those with O-negative blood can only receive O-negative transfusions, however.
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Beginning Friday and continuing through July 3, O-negative donors will receive a $10 gas card for whole-blood donations, or a $15 gas card for double red cell donations.
The La Quinta LifeStream location is at 79-215 Corporate Center Drive.
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For an appointment, call (800) 879-4484, or visit LStream.org.
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