REMINDER: The City of Burien will be hosting a Blood Drive at City Hall this Thursday, Jan. 23, and humans with blood are needed! The Puget Sound Blood Center is still trying to recoup from holiday blood collection losses – 7 out of 8 blood types are below levels needed to maintain an adequate blood supply for local patients (please see updated chart below). On Sunday, a 48-year old male received blood from Puget Sound Blood Center donors at Virginia Mason, due to a gastro-intestinal bleed. It took 32 donors just to support this one patient. Please consider attending the drive below and help restore supplies to ensure a plentiful amount of blood for our community for whoever may need it next. Every 2 minutes someone in Western Washington needs a blood transfusion. Thank you.
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014
CITY OF BURIEN
400 SW 152nd Street, Burien WA 98166
Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
(closed for PSBC staff lunch 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm)
Please sign up with Kathy Wetherbee at (206) 439-3158 or e-mail kathyw@burienwa.gov
Walk-in donors welcome around scheduled appointments
Blood Type |
ADDITIONAL Units Needed |
% of Population |
Level |
# of days supply |
O Positive |
932 |
36% |
Emergency |
1 day |
O Negative |
161 |
9% |
Emergency |
1 day |
A Positive |
490 |
34% |
Alert |
3 day |
A Negative |
105 |
8% |
Critical |
2 day |
B Positive |
21 |
8% |
Alert |
3 day |
B Negative |
23 |
2% |
Alert |
3 day |
AB Positive |
Donations needed to maintain supply |
2.50% |
Operational |
4 day |
AB Negative |
10 |
0.50% |
Critical |
2 day |
For questions on eligibility, please call (425) 656-3077 or e-mail Donorhealthoffice@psbc.org
Reminder: Photo identification now required at registration check-in.
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