Mississippi Blood Services Blood Drive This Week
By Robyn Marlow
One thing we all love about being part of the North Sunflower Community is the feeling of family. We enjoy giving a little bit of ourselves to help one another.
Even when household budgets make it hard to give to all the charitable causes we would like, those of us in the North Sunflower family find a way to help one another when they need it most. This week is a great example of how anyone can help your neighbor without it taking too much time, or breaking your budget.
Mississippi Blood Services Blood Drive
Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a blood drive at North Sunflower Medical Center. Supplies of platelets, O+ and B+ are facing a severe shortage, and supplies of O- are critically low.
The Blood Drive is on Thursday, March 23rd at 840 N. Oak Ave from noon to 6:00. It usually takes about 30 minutes, and we always have friendly staff on hand to provide juice and cookies after you’ve donated.
Mississippi Blood Services Blood Drive
At North Sunflower Medical Center
840 N. Oak Ave, Ruleville, MS
Thursday, March 23rd from noon to 6:00
How Giving Blood Helps
We all see huge blood drives when there is a natural disaster in faraway places in the world. But blood is such an important part of how we treat patients. The need for blood donors is constant right here in Mississippi. And because blood can only be stored for a limited amount of time, there is a constant need for regular donations.
Giving blood helps you as well – not just other people. Giving blood is a great opportunity to get a mini-checkup, check your pulse and blood pressure, and check your iron and hemoglobin levels. Your blood will be checked for any infectious diseases, like West Nile virus. If anything shows up, you’ll be notified immediately. All for free.
Blood donated this week at North Sunflower Medical Center will go to help women with complications during pregnancy, children with severe anemia; accident victims with severe trauma, and many complex medical and surgical procedures we do right here at North Sunflower.
Studies show that three lives can be saved by one donation. Even if you are not type O or type B, or if you don’t know what type blood you have, the blood you give will help save a life.