Hartford Hospital hosts blood drive Feb. 2 and 3

Hartford Hospital is hosting a blood drive on Feb. 2 and 3. With blood supplies low, organizers are hoping people will come out to donate. Hospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors for life-saving blood donations.

After the holidays can be a difficult time for blood supply, with lowered donations and an increase in trauma incidents, the blood centers are having trouble keeping up with demand.

The blood drive is part of a continuing partnership with the Connecticut Blood Center, which is affiliated with the Rhode Island Blood Center.

It only takes one hour to donate, and a single donation can save multiple lives. Roughly one in seven hospital admissions require a blood transfusion. Those in need include: cancer patients, accident, burn, or trauma victims, transplant recipients, surgery patients, chronically transfused patients suffering from sickle cell disease or thalassemia, and many more.

Hartford Hospital – Two Day Blood Drive

Dates: Thursday, Feb. 2 and Friday, Feb. 3

Time: Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: ERC – Formal Lounge

To schedule a donation time: For Thursday: https://donate.ribc.org/donor/...

For Friday: https://donate.ribc.org/donor/...