More Arizona Blood Donors Needed

More Arizona Blood Donors Needed to Help Overcome Critical Shortage in Casa Grande, Florence, Oro Valley & Tucson Locations Announced: Visit vitalant.org for a Donation Appointment Because Patient Blood Needs Can’t Take a Summer Break.

Coming off of the Independence Day holiday weekend, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging all eligible blood donors to make an appointment to help relieve a critical blood shortage, reminding the public that patient needs for both routine and emergency blood transfusions don’t take a holiday.

All blood types and platelets are critically needed, especially type O blood, the most transfused and the most versatile when there’s not time to test a patient’s blood type.

All who are eligible to donate are urged to make an appointment to give over the next days and weeks. To make an appointment, visit vitalant.org download the Vitalant app or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) –

Casa Grande, Florence, Oro Valley and Tucson locations detailed below.

According to AAA estimates, a record 42 million people traveled for the July 4 holiday weekend, and that translates into fewer blood donors available to give. In appreciation for giving blood this summer, all May 27 – Sept. 9 blood donors are being automatically entered to win a 2022 VW Taos S, donated by our Valley Volkswagen dealers. As a special thank you for donating around the Independence Day holiday, July 10 – 20 Vitalant blood donors will receive a $5 prepaid gift card (while supplies last) in addition to being entered to win one of three $3,000 prepaid gift cards. Both gift card offers are redeemable by email – terms and conditions apply.

Donors don’t need to know their blood type to help. In fact, new donors can learn their preliminary blood type during their first visit.

Donors who meet all eligibility requirements can be as young as 16 with parental consent, and there is no upper age limit. Masks are optional for staff, donors and visitors except where required by local regulations or blood drive host. There is no waiting period to donate after receiving a COVID vaccine or booster.

PUBLIC BLOOD DRIVES BY CITY
Vitalant Blood Donation Appointments: www.vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825)

Casa Grande
Wed, July 13, 10am-2pm, City of Casa Grande Emp Wellness Comm @ Downtown Public Library, 449 N Drylake St, Activity Rm
Thu, July 28, 9am-1pm, Val Vista RV Park, 16680 W Val Vista Blvd, Bloodmobile

Florence
Mon, July 18, 2pm-6pm, San Tan Valley Veteran’s Center, 5764 E Hunt Hwy, Veteran’s Hall
Wed, July 27, 9am-1pm, Anthem at Merrill Ranch, 3925 N Sun City Blvd, Union Center Ballroom
Thu, July 28, 10am-2pm, Florence Town Hall, 775 N Main St, Bloodmobile

Oro Valley
Mon, July 18, 10am-2pm, Fry’s on LaCanada, 10450 N La Canada Dr, Bloodmobile

Tucson
Sun, July 17, 8am-1pm, St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 8650 N Shannon Rd, Gym

About Vitalant

Vitalant (“Vye-TAL-ent”) is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider exclusively focused on providing lifesaving blood and comprehensive transfusion medicine services for about 900 hospitals and their patients across the U.S. Every day, Vitalant needs to collect nearly 5,000 blood, platelet and plasma donations to help save lives. For more information and to schedule a donation appointment, visit vitalant.org

or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).