TBC is asking the community to help it meet the daily needs of hospitals by donating blood.īlood donors must be healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be 17 years old or 16 with written parental consent. Surgery patients, accident victims, patients with cancer and newborn babies all count on the local blood supply. population is eligible to donate blood, only 3% of people do. The Blood Connection provides blood products to more than 100 hospitals in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Despite the regional and national blood shortage, TBC has proven to be a stable and dedicated partner for local hospitals – committing itself to ensuring blood products are readily available when needed. Throughout the past year, TBC has seen historically low donor turnout, impacting the regional blood supply.
This announcement comes during a critical time for blood donations. We are excited to give the people of Augusta another opportunity to make a difference in their community.” Blood cannot be replicated in a lab – it must be donated. “We were invited into this community to support a strong community blood supply, and we need the community’s help. “The Blood Connection is proud to expand our impact in the Central Savannah River Area through this new donation site in Augusta,” said Delisa English, President & CEO of The Blood Connection. Blood mobiles will be dispatched from this location to blood drives across the Augusta region. The location will house TBC’s bloodmobiles and team of donor recruiters, phlebotomists, and mobile staging specialists. In addition to providing a convenient location for community members to donate blood, this site will also serve as an operational hub for TBC. With this partnership, blood donors can feel confident knowing their donations are helping their community. TBC announced a new partnership as a blood supplier for Doctors Hospital of Augusta in July of 2022. TBC, formerly known as Carolina-Georgia Blood Center, originally formed to be a blood provider for small hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, before it eventually grew to become The Blood Connection. This site will be TBC’s second fixed-site donation facility in Georgia and first in Augusta, beginning a monumental chapter for the Augusta community and its healthcare system. The new center is located less than a mile from Doctors Hospital and will provide a consistent and convenient location for blood donors in the region.Īlthough TBC has been supplying blood to the Georgia medical community for decades, TBC’s newest fixed donation site represents a milestone for the organization. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The Blood Connection, a non-profit community blood center serving Doctors Hospital of Augusta, is opening a new blood donation center at 3156 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 201. Center to Help Ensure a Strong Community Blood SupplyĪugusta, GA, Aug.
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