blood drives

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is joining with Carter BloodCare to meet the needs of local patients and donors with upcoming blood drives scheduled for Aug. 2.

This Memorial Day weekend be sure to take some time to remember those that fought for our freedom and in do so they made the ultimate sacrifice. Here is a way to can honor our fallen soldiers and save a life. Donating blood helps others and can save lives.

Did you know that when you donate blood that one donation can help up to 3 people? When you donate you could be saving the life of someone who has been in a serious accident, someone who needs surgery because of heart problems, cancer patients and even babies and pregnant women. Being able to help like that, why wouldn't you? Be sure to stop by any of the LifeShare Blood Drives going on this month

The emergency need for blood continues across the region as LifeShare Blood Center remains unable to support the need of local hospitals this includes Texarkana.

If you can donate blood then now is the time to step up to the plate. With the potential of bad weather from Hurricane Laura, several LifeShare Centers to the south of us have closed. That means we and our neighbors to the south of us could have a critically low blood supply.

It may be a new month but the fact is there is still a need for blood donors. As the hospitals get back to doing elective surgeries the need for blood increases.  Also be sure to take advantage of getting a free COVID-19 Antibody Test when you donate through Sunday, June 14.

Do you think you might have had Covid-19? Would you like to be tested to see if you did, in fact, have it?  LifeShare Blood Center will temporarily be adding testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to the panel of testing for all volunteer blood donors. The testing will begin today, Monday, June 1 and end on Sunday, June 14. The test can indicate whether someone has been exposed to COVID-19.

Did you know that high schools in our area compete for scholarship money from LifeShare Blood Center by holding blood drives? With schools closed the high schools that in the past have hosted blood drives now need to rely on the community to find another place to host the drives.

Did you know that high schools in our area compete for scholarship money from LifeShare Blood Center by holding blood drives? With schools closed the highschools that in the past have hosted blood drives now need to rely on the community to find another place to host the drives.

It's Valentine's Day and here's a way to show your love in the best way possible. Give the gift of life. There is a serious blood shortage in our area and it's up to us to step up to the plate and donate blood.

It's the holiday season and that means blood donations typically are down all across the country. Why?

LifeShare Blood Center is continuing its emergency appeal as inventory levels are at historic lows levels. This is the second emergency appeal due to critical low levels.  LifeShare is in desperate need of all types of blood and the community is needed to reach the demand for hospitals.