Your arm will be cleansed to ensure hygiene. A needle will be inserted to draw approximately a pint of blood. After the donation, you will be offered a drink and a snack, followed by a 15-minute rest ...

TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED NOW BY ...

January is recognized as Blood Donation Awareness Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the lifesaving impact of blood ...

Blood donation itself usually takes about 8 to 10 minutes. The whole process may take up to 1 hour, as you may need to sign some forms, have a checkup, or rest afterward. Donating blood is usually a ...

For the first time in history, the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis. Like so many areas of life, the pandemic is impacting blood donation levels across the nation and here in ...

Our Blood Institute is urgently calling for type O blood donors, due to critically low supplies following the holidays.

Most people knows someone who regularly donates blood or has received a blood transfusion themselves, but it’s not just humans who can give blood to each other. In fact, the first successful blood ...

Local blood banks are facing a critical shortage during the holiday season as donation appointments go unfilled.

On Valentine’s Day, the Rock River Valley Blood Center celebrated the start of construction on our new donor center located at 418 N. Longwood St., directly across the parking lot from our 6th Street ...

When a new permanent blood donation centre opened in Brighton city centre, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to take ...