{"id":19378,"date":"2002-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-09-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/09\/27\/unmc-blood-drive-scheduled-for-tuesday-morning\/"},"modified":"2002-09-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-09-27T05:00:00","slug":"unmc-blood-drive-scheduled-for-tuesday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/09\/27\/unmc-blood-drive-scheduled-for-tuesday-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC blood drive scheduled for Tuesday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The steps to potentially saving a life have never been so easy for UNMC and NHS employees.<\/p>\n

First, click here<\/a> to schedule an appointment at the campus blood drive on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

Second, go to the Center for Healthy Living at your appointed time.<\/p>\n


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\nTo give blood you must be healthy, at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, not have donated blood in the last 56 days or donated double red cells in the last 112 days. There is no upper age limit. You may not give blood if you have received notification from the American Red Cross or any other blood collection organization asking you not to do so.
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\nThird, fill out a couple of forms, roll up your sleeve and read a newspaper or just relax while Red Cross professionals draw a pint of blood. <\/p>\n

Fourth, take in a free doughnut and cup of juice before heading back to work, all with the intrinsic satisfaction that you could have just saved someone’s life.<\/p>\n

Easy, safe, rewarding process<\/b><\/p>\n

“Giving blood is a very easy and safe process for the blood donors, and it usually takes only about an hour from the time someone walks through the door until they return to work,” said Peter Pellerito, organizer of the campus blood drive and a specialist in the Center for Healthy Living.<\/p>\n

UNMC has two scheduled blood drives each year, one in the spring and the other in the fall. NHS, meantime, schedules its two blood drives in the winter and summer. That allows for UNMC and NHS employees to give blood four times a year without leaving the Omaha campus. Donors can give blood every 56 days. The next NHS drive is scheduled for Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

“The drives provide an opportunity for our employees to contribute in another way to the life-saving work that is done at UNMC and NHS,” Pellerito said.
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