Blood supplies are low and you can do something to help.  Plan on donating blood here at St. Marks on 7/21! The Red Cross will be here from 9am-2pm 

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As one of our most valued Blood Program Leaders, The Red Cross asks for your help in a time of emergency need. Right now, blood donations are leaving the shelves faster than they're coming in. That means patients are at risk for delayed surgeries or treatment. Don't wait until the letters A, B and O are completely missing from the hospital blood bank shelves, the time to act is now. You can help by filling the #MissingTypes by scheduling your lifesaving appointments today!  

Some interesting facts on the importance of  type O blood
Every unit collected can help save a life. While all blood types
are needed; blood types O negative and O positive must be collected at
a higher rate to keep up with hospital demand.

In emergency situations when there’s no time to determine a patient’s
blood type or for immune deficient infants, doctors reach for type O blood.
Type O negative can be given to any patient, regardless of their type and
in critical trauma situations; type O positive blood can be given to over
80% of the population and is overall the most in-demand blood type.
Both critical blood types are always in high demand.