5/25/2012

URGENT PLEA: Blood donors needed

Hospitals requests for blood were unable to be filled due to no supply

INDIANAPOLIS (May 25, 2012) – Indiana Blood Center was unable to meet demand at Indiana hospitals for two blood types Friday morning – O-negative and A-negative. In addition, supplies of other types are below what will be needed for average daily requests through Saturday.

Blood donors of all types are urged to visit an Indiana Blood Center donor center in the next 24 hours.
To entice race fans to donate, participants at all donor centers on Friday or Saturday will receive a race-themed t-shirt, while supplies last.
 
HOURS

All donor centers are open Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

LOCATIONS 
          
Avon - 7655 U.S. Highway 36
Carmel - 726 Adams Street, Suite 150
Columbus - 1435 N. National Road
Fishers - 7458 E. Fishers Station Drive
Greenwood - 8739 U.S. Highway 31 South
Indianapolis - 3450 N. Meridian Street
Lafayette - 2200 Elmwood Ave, Suite D-16
Muncie - 1609 W. McGalliard Road
Terre Haute - 2021 S. Third Street
 
Make an appointment now at www.DonorPoint.org.

Today's Drives

Angels for Life - Ball State UniversityMuncie
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church West LafayetteWest Lafayette
Buckingham Companies - Mohawk HillsCarmel
Emmis CommunicationsIndianapolis
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Donors to Patients

854

Donors

854 joined the life-saving network of volunteer blood donors yesterday.
Today it is YOUR turn.

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917

Units to Hospital

Each donation results in multiple usable components for patients at Indiana hospitals. Yesterday we shipped 917 units

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