Donors can help hospitals stay prepared to weather challenges this summer at Red Cross blood drives. Great Bend will offer a two-day blood drive next week during the annual Battle of the Badges. Donate blood and vote for your favorite: Law Enforcement or Fire/EMS. St. Rose Auditorium, 1412 Baker Ave., is the location from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 15, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. The process, from check-in to the post-donation visit to the canteen, is usually just about an hour’s time, according to Corry Herrman, Great Bend blood drive chair. Other upcoming opportunities to donate blood in Barton County will be July 29, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., American Legion, 1011 Kansas Ave., Great Bend, and July 30, 12:30- 6:30 p.m., St Joseph’s Parish Center, 110 W. 2nd St., Ellinwood. This July, the American Red Cross continues to stress that blood donors are critically needed right now to support lifesaving transfusions this summer. Donors of all blood types are in demand, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets. Every donation counts in the mission to keep blood products stocked for patients, including those facing life-threatening situations. More than a quarter of all blood products each year are used in critical care and emergency room cases, highlighting the importance of generous blood donors. Be a force for good.
Source: Great Bend Tribune
