The Need for Blood Donors is Constant - Especially During the Pandemic Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit early no longer had venues avalable. this year, life as we knew it changed. Our schedules were diarupted. victims, cancer patients and others with serious medical conditions. That is why it is critically important for those Schools went from in person to virtual by the pandemic is the need for blood in our community who are eligible to Businesses shut down and some closed donors Every two seconds, someone in donate blood to make their life-saving One thing that has not been attected permanently. And hundreds of blood the US. needs blood. Blood and plateler ppointment today. drives were cancelled by sponsors who donations can save the lives of trauma The us Surgeon General and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated blood donation as an essential activity. If you are concerned about the safety of blood donation during the pandemic, please rest assured that Vitalant donation centers and blood drives continue to deploy strict precautionary measures to ensure the safety of donors, patients and staff Including - Taking donors' temperatures upon check-in Vitalant donor care staff selt-monitor their temperatures Requiring face masks or cloth-based face coverings for donors as well as staff Disinfecting donor touched and other high-touch areas often and after every donation Ensuring social distancing to keep donors and staft safe Mazing 300! vitalant Tagether, let's do Approximately 600 blood donaions of all types are needed every day to provide area hospitals with the blood they need for their patients. Coupled with pandemic-related closures that are anticipated to continue through the winter, your help is needed more than ever. Please make your appointment to donate today. Vitalant offers 10 convenient blood donation locations area, including the South Hilis location at The Manor Building, 4701 naptist Road, Pittsburgh, PA I52n. For more information about donating blood or hosting a blood drive, please call 877-a5-VITAL or visit vitalant.org. f you can't donate blood, please consider a financial contribution to the Blood Science Center, More information is Throughout hi e. Donald Boohmdonated more than 300 units of bloodand plotolets -which helped saved the ves of hundrech of honpitol potients. Here he is celebraoting ha 30oh donation in June at our Soutn His donation cener, where he hai been a regulor for mony yeors He storted donoting blood ot oge a when a hiend esked Aim te do so when hes focher hod surgery. Arter thot Oenold was hookedond hosnt topped since He loter swiehed o donoting plotelets. Beyond the greot feelng fhom Soving ves, Donold soid the storfor the South Hs donation center keeps him coming bock os we The people here ore greor. plan no keep donoting os long os con available at bloodsciencefoundation.org Spenre conen g you by vitalant NEVER DONATED BLOOD BEFORE? If you have never donated blood before, or if it's been many years since your last donation, we invite you become a blood donor to save ives. The number one reason people say they don't donate blood is because they haven't been asked. So please consider yourself asked! For more details about the blood donation process, please visiti vitalant.org/Donate/Donate-Blood- Overview The Need for Blood Donors is Constant - Especially During the Pandemic Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit early no longer had venues avalable. this year, life as we knew it changed. Our schedules were diarupted. victims, cancer patients and others with serious medical conditions. That is why it is critically important for those Schools went from in person to virtual by the pandemic is the need for blood in our community who are eligible to Businesses shut down and some closed donors Every two seconds, someone in donate blood to make their life-saving One thing that has not been attected permanently. And hundreds of blood the US. needs blood. Blood and plateler ppointment today. drives were cancelled by sponsors who donations can save the lives of trauma The us Surgeon General and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated blood donation as an essential activity. If you are concerned about the safety of blood donation during the pandemic, please rest assured that Vitalant donation centers and blood drives continue to deploy strict precautionary measures to ensure the safety of donors, patients and staff Including - Taking donors' temperatures upon check-in Vitalant donor care staff selt-monitor their temperatures Requiring face masks or cloth-based face coverings for donors as well as staff Disinfecting donor touched and other high-touch areas often and after every donation Ensuring social distancing to keep donors and staft safe Mazing 300! vitalant Tagether, let's do Approximately 600 blood donaions of all types are needed every day to provide area hospitals with the blood they need for their patients. Coupled with pandemic-related closures that are anticipated to continue through the winter, your help is needed more than ever. Please make your appointment to donate today. Vitalant offers 10 convenient blood donation locations area, including the South Hilis location at The Manor Building, 4701 naptist Road, Pittsburgh, PA I52n. For more information about donating blood or hosting a blood drive, please call 877-a5-VITAL or visit vitalant.org. f you can't donate blood, please consider a financial contribution to the Blood Science Center, More information is Throughout hi e. Donald Boohmdonated more than 300 units of bloodand plotolets -which helped saved the ves of hundrech of honpitol potients. Here he is celebraoting ha 30oh donation in June at our Soutn His donation cener, where he hai been a regulor for mony yeors He storted donoting blood ot oge a when a hiend esked Aim te do so when hes focher hod surgery. Arter thot Oenold was hookedond hosnt topped since He loter swiehed o donoting plotelets. Beyond the greot feelng fhom Soving ves, Donold soid the storfor the South Hs donation center keeps him coming bock os we The people here ore greor. plan no keep donoting os long os con available at bloodsciencefoundation.org Spenre conen g you by vitalant NEVER DONATED BLOOD BEFORE? If you have never donated blood before, or if it's been many years since your last donation, we invite you become a blood donor to save ives. The number one reason people say they don't donate blood is because they haven't been asked. So please consider yourself asked! For more details about the blood donation process, please visiti vitalant.org/Donate/Donate-Blood- Overview