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Williamson County Chamber: RECENT MASS TRAUMA EVENTS LEAD TO CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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RECENT MASS TRAUMA EVENTS LEAD TO CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 16, 2021) – Several recent mass trauma events in the Blood Assurance service area have depleted the nonprofit’s blood supply.
The company is asking residents in Middle Tennessee, especially those with type O-negative blood, to please find a time to donate blood over the next several days.
“Blood inventory is critically low,” said Dr. Ted Kieffer, the Middle Tennessee medical director for Blood Assurance. “Several regional massive transfusions have exhausted the supply. Traumas are also on the rise. We need donors to give blood today to support blood needs of Tennesseans through the weekend.”
Donors in Middle Tennessee can donate at the following locations:
Nashville area
Friday- TriStar Centennial Medical Center 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday- Promise Keepers event at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship (210 Battle Road, Antioch) 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Monday- Kroger (Goodlettsville) 123 Northcreek Blvd., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Williamson County
Friday: Blood donations can be made on board the bloodmobile located outside 600a Frazier Dr. Suite 110, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday- Blood donations can be made on board the bloodmobile located outside 600a Frazier Dr. Suite 110, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Clarksville
Saturday- Blood Assurance Clarksville, 1767 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
To be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids — avoiding caffeine — and eat a meal that is rich in iron prior to donating. To schedule an appointment, please visit www.bloodassurance.org/schedule, call 800-962-0628, or text BAGIVE to 999777.
About Blood Assurance Blood Assurance is a nonprofit, full-service regional blood center serving more than 70 health care facilities in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina. Founded in 1972 as a joint effort of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, the Chattanooga Area Hospital Council and the Chattanooga Jaycees, the mission of Blood Assurance is to provide a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood components to every area patient in need.
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This press release was produced by Williamson County Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.