LifeSouth Community Blood Centers need blood now. There is an emergency need for O-negative blood, said Galen Unold, LifeSouth's director of donor recruitment.
Read More »Blood need in Gainesville area constant
Because of Gainesville's hospital Shands being so prominent in health care for Florida, there is always a need for blood in the area to help with surgeries, trauma and cancer patients.
Read More »New tattoo regulations could affect state industry, blood banks
Florida's tattoo industry will be regulated by state and local health departments as part of a new rule aimed at increasing blood donations.
Read More »Record blood donations collected on 9/11 in Gainesville
Newscasts on September 11, 2001, urged listeners to donate blood to help save the lives of victims. In Gainesville on 9/11 more than 800 people lined up to give blood. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman, spent time at Lifesouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville to talk about that day and how blood …
Read More »Storms create need for blood donations
The images of the damage from tornadoes in Georgia, Alabama and other southern states have moved people to find ways of helping those affected. One major need is the blood supply in Alabama. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, in a news release, said there is a critical need for blood donations. …
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