AHN Nurse Donates Convalescent Plasma Multiple Times to Help COVID Patients When Shannion Tuty hangs up a bag of convalescent plasma by Tm happy to be here. I feel I can't donate comvalescent acoVID-19 patient's bedside at Forbes Hospital, she can't help lucky that i can do this. but wonder if the plasma came from her. A nurse in the ICU ward where COVID patients are treated, Shannon has donated do the same," Shannon her plasma multiple times since being diagnosed with COVID in April and recovering from it a few weeks later. plasma anymore. Anyone I work with would Convalescent plasma is said as she sat in the donor currently one of the few chair at Vitalant's Greentree treatments available for location in August, making COVID patients and there is an emergency need for donors. Vitalant, formerly Central Blood Bank, is contracted the virus at work collecting convalescent plasma at its 10 locationa the COVID unit, she was in the Pittsburgh area eating dinner at home and including the South Hils Suddenly couldn't taste the location at The Manor food. t was that quick -that Building. 4701 Baptist Road, Pittsburgh, PA I5227. If you've recovered from Other than losing her taste cóvID and would ike to donate convalescent plasma, visit vitalant.orglcoviatree to see if you are eligible her eighth donation. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN DONATING BLOOD Shannon assumes she 2 CHECK IN After a three day stint in HEALTH SCREENING instantaneous" she said. 3 REVIEW RESULTS and smell, she had mild 4 symptoms ike a slight sore throat and runny nose -no cough, fever or severe fatigue. Shannon Biood donations of all types was able to return to work are constantly needed to after her quarantine period, keep up with patients' needs although the loss of taste and smell lingered several day. With pandemie-related weeks longer. RELAX at local hospitals-G00 a closures anticipated to continue through the fall, the community's help is needed more than ever to make sure Approached at work about 6. SAMPLES donating convalescent plasma as part of an experimental treatment program for COVID patients Shannon was happy to be able to help. She saw firsthand how convalescent a blood drive. please call plasma seemed to benefit some of the more seriously org. if you cant donate COVID patients blood is avalable for patients in local hospitals. BEGIN DONATION For more information about donating blood or hosting 7 877-25-VITAL or visit vitalant. 15 MINUTES blood, please consider a financial contribution to the Shannon says she keep coming back as long as she information is available at has the COVID antibodies, bloodsciencefoundation.org. and probably beyond. "if still have all these antibodies. and i see patients who seem to have done better why not keep doing it?" she said. "And, I enjoy coming here the staff is wonderful. Im so uped to donating now, I think keep coming even after Blood Science Center. More 8 9 TYPED. TESTED. PROCESSEDA DISTRIBUTED REPLENISH FLUIDS A NUTRIENTS ponsored content broughe o you by 10 vitalant SHARE THE AWE OF DONATINGI AHN Nurse Donates Convalescent Plasma Multiple Times to Help COVID Patients When Shannion Tuty hangs up a bag of convalescent plasma by Tm happy to be here. I feel I can't donate comvalescent acoVID-19 patient's bedside at Forbes Hospital, she can't help lucky that i can do this. but wonder if the plasma came from her. A nurse in the ICU ward where COVID patients are treated, Shannon has donated do the same," Shannon her plasma multiple times since being diagnosed with COVID in April and recovering from it a few weeks later. plasma anymore. Anyone I work with would Convalescent plasma is said as she sat in the donor currently one of the few chair at Vitalant's Greentree treatments available for location in August, making COVID patients and there is an emergency need for donors. Vitalant, formerly Central Blood Bank, is contracted the virus at work collecting convalescent plasma at its 10 locationa the COVID unit, she was in the Pittsburgh area eating dinner at home and including the South Hils Suddenly couldn't taste the location at The Manor food. t was that quick -that Building. 4701 Baptist Road, Pittsburgh, PA I5227. If you've recovered from Other than losing her taste cóvID and would ike to donate convalescent plasma, visit vitalant.orglcoviatree to see if you are eligible her eighth donation. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN DONATING BLOOD Shannon assumes she 2 CHECK IN After a three day stint in HEALTH SCREENING instantaneous" she said. 3 REVIEW RESULTS and smell, she had mild 4 symptoms ike a slight sore throat and runny nose -no cough, fever or severe fatigue. Shannon Biood donations of all types was able to return to work are constantly needed to after her quarantine period, keep up with patients' needs although the loss of taste and smell lingered several day. With pandemie-related weeks longer. RELAX at local hospitals-G00 a closures anticipated to continue through the fall, the community's help is needed more than ever to make sure Approached at work about 6. SAMPLES donating convalescent plasma as part of an experimental treatment program for COVID patients Shannon was happy to be able to help. She saw firsthand how convalescent a blood drive. please call plasma seemed to benefit some of the more seriously org. if you cant donate COVID patients blood is avalable for patients in local hospitals. BEGIN DONATION For more information about donating blood or hosting 7 877-25-VITAL or visit vitalant. 15 MINUTES blood, please consider a financial contribution to the Shannon says she keep coming back as long as she information is available at has the COVID antibodies, bloodsciencefoundation.org. and probably beyond. "if still have all these antibodies. and i see patients who seem to have done better why not keep doing it?" she said. "And, I enjoy coming here the staff is wonderful. Im so uped to donating now, I think keep coming even after Blood Science Center. More 8 9 TYPED. TESTED. PROCESSEDA DISTRIBUTED REPLENISH FLUIDS A NUTRIENTS ponsored content broughe o you by 10 vitalant SHARE THE AWE OF DONATINGI