LifeSouth Urges Blood Donors To Help As Winter Storm Hits

From The JAX Chamber:

February 15, 2021

As winter storm Uri moves across the Southeast, LifeSouth prepares for the impact and urges those who can give blood to donate today.

Locally and nationally, the blood supply continues to be dangerously low due to the impact of COVID-19. LifeSouth asks regular and first-time donors to give blood as soon as possible.

Blood donors are needed every day to make sure blood is available to help patients in local hospitals, as well as for communities directly impacted by natural disasters. Donors will also be needed after the storm passes.

LifeSouth is a non-profit community blood center serving patients at Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Baptist Medical Center South, Memorial Hospital, Orange Park Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital hospitals.

All blood donors receive a wellness screening prior to donation, and each donation will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies. To find a blood drive close to you or to learn more about the donation process, call LifeSouth’s toll-free number, 1-888-795-2707 or make an appointment at www.lifesouth.org.

Locally, donors can give blood with LifeSouth at the following locations:

Tuesday, Feb. 16:

• LifeSouth Northeast Florida Donor Center (7840 Baymeadows Way), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tom Nehl Trucking on Edgewood Ave, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Publix on South Beach Parkway, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17:

• LifeSouth Northeast Florida Donor Center (7840 Baymeadows Way), 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Dreams Come True Room
• Goodwill on Southside Blvd,11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This press release was produced by The JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.