Hospital to host blood drive

Fri, 09/29/2006 - 1:56pm
By: John Munford

Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s Auxiliary will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, Oct. 12, from noon until 5 p.m. It will be held in Building 1279 – 1279 Highway 54 West, just west of the main hospital on Highway 54 -- on the third floor, Conference Room C.

Eligible donors must be healthy, 17 years of age or older and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors may give blood every 56 days, or six times a year. Donating blood is a simple process that saves more than 4 million American lives each year, according to the American Red Cross.

Blood is needed every three seconds in the United States for emergency medical situations. Blood is always needed for the treatment of accident victims, cancer patients, hemophiliacs and surgery patients.

Please call the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary office at (770) 719-7098 for more information or to schedule your appointment. Walk-ins are welcome; however appointments will be honored first.

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Submitted by promethia on Mon, 10/09/2006 - 8:57am.

A blood drive will be held at the Fairburn Police Department from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, October 14, 2006, to benefit a San Antonio officer that was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident. Free juice, cookies, and T-shirts are available for donors. Please contact 770-318-6021 or BloodDrive@Fairburn.com for questions.

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