Published by Kirby Winn on Monday, January 24, 2022 in News Releases
(January 24, 2022 | Fairview Heights, Ill.) – ImpactLife, blood provider to hospitals across the St. Louis region, is opening a new blood donation center in Fairview Heights, Illinois on Monday, January 24. The facility at 10900B Lincoln Trail (Midway Plaza) in Fairview Heights, will be open Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. and on Sundays from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. Appointments are required for donation. To schedule, call (800) 747-5401 or schedule online at www.bloodcenter.org, or via the ImpactLife mobile app (www.bloodcenter.org/app).
ImpactLife is a not-for-profit provider of blood components to 125 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin and collects donations on mobile blood drives as well as its 21 “fixed site” Donor Centers spread across the ImpactLife service region. ImpactLife also operates donation centers in Crestwood and Saint Peters, Missouri and has a regional operations hub, laboratory, and product distribution center in Earth City.
Donors Needed: blood supply impacted by COVID-19, winter weather
The new donor center is coming online at a critical time as the region’s blood supply has been hard hit by winter weather and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ImpactLife seeks approximately 3600 donations every week to support a five-day supply of all blood components across its entire service region. In recent weeks, however, weekly collections have ranged from 2500 to 3000 donations, leading to just a one- to two-day supply of blood components that are in highest demand. (Learn more: Blood Donors Urgently Needed: ImpactLife joins in national appeal for donors.)
Blood donations are often used to help treat patients with cancer, victims of trauma and patients undergoing major surgeries. All persons age 17 and up (or 16, with a signed parental permission form) who weigh at least 110 lbs. and are in general good health meet the basic eligibility requirements for blood donation. For more information, call ImpactLife at (800) 747-5401, visit www.bloodcenter.org, or download the IMPACT mobile app at www.bloodcenter.org/app.
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“Thank You” to Donors: all receive voucher for ImpactLife donor T-Shirt or gift card
ImpactLife is excited to offer all blood donors a gift as a special thank you. Everyone who registers to give blood Jan. 17 through March 20, 2022 at any ImpactLife donor center or mobile blood drive will receive a voucher to redeem for a gift card or the ImpactLife Saint Patrick’s Day-themed t-shirt. Additionally, the blood center will provide double points for use in the ImpactLife Donor Rewards Store during the weeks of Jan. 24 – 30, Feb. 14 – 27, and March 7 – 20. (Learn more at www.bloodcenter.org/promotions.)
About ImpactLife
ImpactLife is a not-for-profit community organization providing blood services to 125 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, as well as resource sharing partners across the country. Services extend from southcentral Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri and from Danville, Illinois to Chariton, Iowa. (See a map of the ImpactLife service region.) ImpactLife operates 21 Donor Centers and holds approximately 5000 mobile blood drives annually to provide blood components needed for patient transfusions at hospitals throughout our region.
ImpactLife announced its new name in May 2021. For more information on the name change, see www.bloodcenter.org/impactlife. For more information, see www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat.
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ImpactLife St. Louis Service Region
for a full list of hospitals served by ImpactLife, see www.bloodcenter.org/hospitals
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