In just one day, 31 people rolled up their sleeves at Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC). The Aug. 5 blood drive, held in partnership with Vitalant and coordinated by JRMC’s Community Engagement Committee, brought in 35 life-saving blood products.
Donors included JRMC employees and community members, united by one goal: to help neighbors in need.
“I donate blood because the need is so great,” said JRMC Laboratory Manager Mallory Schultz. “Giving a donation is simple and can make all of the difference to someone in need.”
Blood drives at JRMC are part of an ongoing effort to support the region’s blood supply. Donations collected are used to assist patients undergoing surgery, receiving cancer treatment or who have experienced a traumatic injury.
JRMC will continue to collaborate with Vitalant on future drives. Additional dates will be announced as scheduled.
About Vitalant:
Vitalant is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider exclusively focused on providing lifesaving blood and comprehensive transfusion medicine services for about 900 hospitals and their patients
across the U.S. Every day, Vitalant must collect about 5,000 blood donations to help save lives. For more information, visit vitalant.org.