Fire Impact - Donors Needed

Hello,

Due to the fires local blood donors have been displaced, if you are currently healthy, please consider donating blood in the coming weeks. Patients rely on blood from volunteer donors to see tomorrow and your donation can potentially save as many as 3 lives. To allow lifesavers the opportunity to give back during this important time, please click the following links to make your appointment or call 877.258.4825

• Blood donation is considered an “essential service” and is exempt from the current shelter in place order, so please consider scheduling an appointment if you're healthy and able.

Please make your appointment for the Solano County Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, August 25 from 11:00am-4:00pm. Our drive will be located at our Fairfield Center located at 1325 Gateway Blvd, Fairfield CA, 94533. To make your appointment by phone please reference your sponsor code Solano and call 877-258-4825. Or to schedule online please click the link below.

• Solano County Blood Drive Appointment Link
• All successful donations will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.

All Donors should review Blood Donor Qualifications prior to making an appointment. Please Click Here for donor eligibility information. If you have eligibility questions, please call 1-800-289-4923 or email eligiable2donate@vitalant.org

Here is what Vitalant is doing to keep donors and patients safe:

• • We are requiring donors to wear a mask or other reasonable cloth-based face covering.
• • People who meet certain travel and other at-risk criteria for coronavirus infection are deferred ahead of time from donating. Learn More
• • We are checking temperatures upon check-in.
• • Only healthy people are encouraged to come give blood. In fact, donors must be feeling well and free of respiratory illness symptoms, including fever, to be eligible to donate.
• • We are using CDC guidelines for social distances at our donor centers and blood drives.
• • Our staff wear gloves and wash their hands regularly; they wipe down donor-touched areas often and after every collection using disinfectant.
• • Staff use sterile, single-use collection sets for each donor and cleanse the donor’s arm for 30 seconds with an antiseptic before the collection.
• • Staff who don’t feel well are required to stay home.
• • There are no reported cases of coronavirus transmission to a patient through a blood transfusion.
• Here is our complete list of COVID-19 FAQs.

Thank you for helping us maintain a stable blood supply during this challenging time. Hospital patients rely on blood donors every day. There is no other source for lifesaving blood.

Steve Pignataro

Donor Recruitment Representative

Spignataro@vitalant.org

1325 Gateway Blvd, Fairfield, CA 94533

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