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Jamestown\u00a0 (JRMC) \u00a0 \u2014 Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 5 to help save lives.
\nThe blood drive is open to the community from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in JRMC Conference Room ABC, located in the lower level.
\nJRMC Clinical Service Assistant Katie Mittleider says the blood drive is a great event for the community and staff.<\/p>\n
She says, \u201cAs professionals in the healthcare industry, we see how important it is to have donor blood readily available. That\u2019s why we host blood drives every year.\u201d
\nPeople can donate blood up to three times each year.
\nThe JRMC blood drive collects whole blood. During a whole blood donation, nearly 500 ml of blood is collected from the donor and then separated later into components like red cells, plasma and platelets. These are used for patient transfusions.<\/p>\n
Mittleider adds,\u201cThis will be our 16th time holding a blood drive since 2011 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.\u00a0\u00a0 We welcome the opportunity to allow Vitalant into our facility to help us hold the blood drive. Vitalant provides our facility with red cells, platelets and plasma for transfusions.\u201d<\/p>\n
To date, the JRMC blood drive alone has collected 979 products of blood for Vitalant. As the sole provider of blood products for 68 area hospitals, Vitalant\u2019s goal is to have at least 250 volunteers each day donate blood.<\/p>\n
While most adults can donate blood, some individuals are ineligible.
\nCertain diseases, like AIDS and hepatitis, prevent people from donating.
\nOthers who are ineligible include people who:
\n\u00b7 have used needles to take nonprescription drugs
\n\u00b7 have had syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months
\n\u00b7 have had the Ebola virus disease or infection<\/p>\n
To donate blood and schedule an appointment or for donor eligibility, call (701) 952-4814 or go to www.bloodhero.com and use JRMC as the code.
\nAbout Jamestown Regional Medical Center
\nJamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a \u201cTop 100 Critical Access Hospital\u201d as well as a \u201cBest Places to Work in Healthcare.\u201d For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
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