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December 13, 2006
 
Critical Need for Type O Donors
Blood donors needed now to give the ‘Gift of Life’
 
As families gather to celebrate the holidays, Hoxworth Blood Center is sending an urgent reminder that a happy holiday for many patients could depend on the giving spirit of volunteer blood donors.

The blood supply for Greater Cincinnati can be at critically low levels during the winter holidays. As of Tuesday morning (Dec. 13), Hoxworth’s Type 0 inventory was down over 500 units, or about 40 percent below normal levels.

"With the winter holidays quickly approaching, blood donation is usually not on the top of our ‘to do’ lists," said Hoxworth director Dr. Ronald Sacher. "The need for blood is constant and there are cancer patients, people with sickle cell disease and trauma victims that will need blood transfusions during the holiday season. We are asking people give blood now to make sure the patients in our local hospitals get to celebrate the holidays, too."

The need for blood donors is real. The lives saved are real. Jennifer Reckers, a six-year old from Mason, Ohio received blood after she was diagnosed with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2002.


"Our daughter Jennifer needed blood transfusions to help her battle leukemia," said Jennifer’s mom Laurie Reckers. "It's been over two years since her last treatment, and she's a wonderful, healthy young girl. We cannot express our sincere thanks enough to the blood donors who gave the "gift of life" to my Jennifer."

 
How to donate:
  • Call our Appointment Center at (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to speak with tele-recruitment representative.
  • Visit one of our nine neighborhood donor centers or a community blood drive.
  • E-mail our Appointment Center and someone will call you back. Please include:
    • name
    • date of birth
    • phone number
    • where you want to donate
    • date and time of donation
  • Click here to send email: hoxapctr@ucmail.uc.edu.

WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION?
Click here to see if you qualify: http://www.hoxworth.org/donate_double_red.htm
 
The requirements to give blood are:

• Age: At least 17 years old and in good general health. There is no upper age limit.
• Weight: Minimum of 110 pounds.
• Identification: Must provide photo I.D.
• Food: Eat a good meal within four hours before giving.
• Drink: Drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating.

Hoxworth operates donation centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, UC, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Thomas, Mason, Tri-County and Western Hills. Operating days and hours vary with each center.

Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center needs to collect from 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors each day to keep up with the demands of tri-state hospitals and their patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 28 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 94,000 units of blood from local volunteer donors.
 
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