St. Francis will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on April 11, 2019, from 11  AM  to 4 PM at St. Francis in the Sara Ruth Carroll Auditorium located at 2122 Manchester Expressway.

For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 1.800.RED.CROSS or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code STFH.

St. Francis Hospital is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations. This blood drive is our way of giving staff, colleagues, and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.

Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be continuously replenished, according to the Red Cross.

“We urge community members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready and waiting before an emergency occurs. There’s no better feeling than knowing that your blood donation may give someone a second chance at life.”

According to the Red Cross, donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative.