MEDIC Regional Blood Center Celebrating March

Published by Editor on March 14, 2022.
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WHO:           MEDIC Regional Blood Center

 

WHAT:            St. Patrick’s Celebration and Knoxville Ice Bears Tickets

                   Blood Bank Madness Competition    

 

WHEN:            St. Patrick’s Celebration and Knoxville Ice Bears: March 14 – 18

Blood Bank Madness: Begins March 15

 

WHERE:          MEDIC Donor Centers and Mobile Drives

 

WHY:              MEDIC is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day for a week with a special edition t-shirt, and by providing donors with a ticket to the March 20 Knoxville Ice Bears game. Tickets are available while supplies last. All donors will also receive a Texas Roadhouse appetizer coupon.

                   Additionally, MEDIC has teamed up with the Blood Bank of Hawaii, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, ConnectLife, Carter BloodCare, ImpactLife, Community Blood Bank, and Houchin Community Blood Bank to celebrate the NCAA tournament in March. Blood Centers compete each week by comparing collection numbers, and the winning center moves to the next round. Support MEDIC by donating this month.

Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Appointments can be made online at www.medicblood.org or by calling 865-524-3074. Appointments allow our staff to mitigate wait times and control donor flow.

MEDIC is the primary blood product provider for 24 hospitals in 22 counties including Blount Memorial, Covenant Health System, East TN Children’s Hospital, Tennova Healthcare, and UT Medical Center.

As a reminder, the blood, platelets, and plasma products on the shelves now is what would be used in a trauma event, and it takes at least three days for donated blood to be processed and ready for distribution.

 

MEDIC is an independent, nonprofit organization. Products donated through MEDIC truly help community members in East TN and Southeastern Kentucky. Products donated through any other collection activity/organization do not stay in East TN or Southeastern Kentucky. Those products are shipped out of the area and nationally.

 

WEBSITE:        www.medicblood.org

 

SOCIAL             Facebook: @medicblood

Twitter: @medicblood

Instagram: @medicbloodcenter

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