Type O Neg and B Neg Blood Drop to Emergency Levels: Red Cross urging donors to give blood during critical time
  

In the month of January, we will be collecting blood at the Asheville Blood Donation Center at 100 Edgewood Road in Asheville, NC during the following days and times:

 Mondays                         12:30 pm – 5:30 pm

 Tuesdays                        2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 Wednesdays                   7:30 am – 12:30 pm

 Thursdays                       2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In addition to our fixed blood donation site, we have several blood drives schedules for the month of January. Please see our list of upcoming blood drives below:

*For a complete list of blood drives or to schedule an appointment, please visit redcrosswnc.org.

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. The American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region provides lifesaving blood to 103 hospitals and must have 1,600 people give blood and platelets each weekday to meet hospital demand. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses receive lifesaving transfusions every day. There is no substitute for blood and volunteer donors are the only source.

The Red Cross encourages people who are in good health to donate so that hospital patients have the blood or platelets they need to make a full recovery. Blood is needed to help treat a variety of patients including accident victims and individuals undergoing surgery and cancer treatment.

Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements.

For more information or to locate a nearby blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3543) or visit RedCrossBlood.org.