Posts Tagged ‘blood donor’
Have You Recovered from COVID-19? We Need Your Help!
Inova Health System is looking for individuals recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma (colorless fluid part of blood) for a research study. Your donated plasma contains immunoglobulins (immune protection) and this study will use your plasma to help patients currently sick with COVID-19 disease. Learn more at inova.org/covid19/research
Read MoreDonations Needed: It is Safe to Get Out and Give Blood!
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE BLOOD TODAY Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, including people in our own backyard. Inova Blood Donor Services provides life-saving blood to Northern Virginia, the Washington, DC metropolitan region and beyond. Today is no different. We need more than 250 volunteer donors every day to keep…
Read MoreDon’t Miss Your Shot! Donate Blood on March 3, Get a Capitals Bobblehead and Chance to Win Pair of Capitals Suite Tickets
Sign up now to donate blood and save lives on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. All donors who donate at Dulles Donor Center or Woodburn Center will receive a bobblehead* as a thank you for their donation. All donors will be automatically entered to win a pair of SUITE tickets** to the Washington Capitals game on…
Read MoreGift Card Giveaway for Blood Donors on Black Friday!
Make time to give blood on Black Friday, November 29, and get a $10 gift card as a thank-you gift! Gift card choices include: Amazon, Target, Home Depot, Best Buy and Starbucks. The Black Friday Donation event is taking place at three Inova Blood Donor Centers across Northern Virginia and appointments are filling up fast.…
Read MoreBlood Donation: Good Science and Goodwill Team Up to Save Lives
Terri L. Craddock, MBA, MLS(ASCP), HP, is the senior director of Inova Blood Donor Services. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs donated blood. But we don’t often stop to think about what it takes to make sure our hospitals are stocked with a blood supply that is safe and ready when patients need…
Read MoreIce Cream Treats for Donors on August 2! Donate blood and save up to three lives!
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day is on Friday, August 2. Inova Blood Donor Services is inviting all local donors to beat the heat and stop by one of Inova’s air conditioned donor centers to donate life-saving blood for patients in the Washington DC metro area. All donors will receive a cooler lunch box* and the…
Read MoreDC Area Blood Donors Urgently Needed
Critical Blood Shortages Across the DC Metro Area – Blood Donors Needed Now to Meet Patient Care Needs Sterling, VA – The Washington, DC region is experiencing critical shortages of red blood cells. All donor blood types are needed currently to help ensure patients from Northern Virginia have what they need to heal. Donors are needed as…
Read MoreJoin Greg Stroman, Redskins Cornerback to Donate on World Sickle Cell Day Blood Donors Needed for World Sickle Cell Day Blood Drive
World Sickle Cell Day is on Wednesday, June 19th. Sickle Cell Disease affects more than 700,000 people in the United States. Their red blood cells are shaped like sickles instead of normal biconcave, disc-shaped red cells. Normal shaped red cells travel through veins of people easily, whereas the abnormally shaped “sickle” cells may block blood…
Read MoreCritical Need for Rh Negative Blood Type Donors and Platelet Donors Continues
Sterling, VA – The Washington, DC region is experiencing a critical shortage of Rh Negative red blood cells. Inova Blood Donor Services is in immediate need of donations from individuals with blood types of O-, A-, and B -. Donors are needed as soon as possible to re-stock our supply to ensure patients from across…
Read MoreCritically low blood donations during spring break have caused local shortage
Sterling, VA – Inova Blood Donor Services has experienced higher than usual patient needs that have critically depleted the Type O blood inventory and the platelet inventory of all blood types. Donors are needed now to meet the needs of patients in our community. If you are Type O Positive, O Negative, A Negative or…
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