Northside Hospital Hosts Community Blood Drives

 Throughout the year, Northside Hospital hosts community blood drives at each of its hospitals in Atlanta, Forsyth and Cherokee.  According to the American Red Cross, about four million people need blood each year in the United States, which equates to one person every two seconds.  The need for blood is ongoing because unused blood has an expiration of 42 days.

A single blood donation can be separated into components – red blood cells, platelets and plasma - to help at least three patients. Red blood cells help accident victims, surgery patients and those with anemia. Platelets help blood clots and are used for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.  Plasma is used to treat patients suffering from burns or shock.

If every eligible donor donated at least twice each year, there would never be seasonal blood shortages.  The only source of blood is volunteer blood donations and your donation is needed now.

Upcoming blood drives at Northside include:

Friday, June 20, 2008
7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Northside Hospital 980 Doctors' Centre
Ground Floor, Classroom B
980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Atlanta

Monday, June 23, 2008
1-6 p.m.
Northside Hospital-Cherokee, Education Building
201 Hospital Rd, Canton

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Northside Hospital 980 Doctors' Centre
Ground Floor, Classroom B
980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Atlanta

Friday, July 25, 2008
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Northside Hospital-Forsyth, Bennett Education Center
1400 Northside Forsyth Dr, Cumming


FREE PARKING – all non-Northside employee donors will be reimbursed for $3 deck fee (Atlanta only). Free parking in Forsyth & Cherokee.

FREE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL T-SHIRT for each donor.

As long as you are healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds and are 17 or older, you can give blood every 56 days.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Forsyth: Jamie Kelley, (770) 844-3838, jamie.kelley@northside.com  
Atlanta: Debbie Lucca, (404) 845-5185, debbie.lucca@northside.com  
Cherokee: Tracy Posey, (770) 720-5117, tracy.posey@northside.com  

The Northside Hospital health care delivery system is a not-for-profit health care provider that has served north Metro Atlanta for more than three decades.  With more than 1,800 physicians on its medical staff, Northside cares for more than 400,000 patients a year.  Our physicians and staff provide a full range of health care services, including women's services, cancer care, emergency services, surgery, specialty medicine and a wide array of outpatient services at many locations.   Northside Hospital offers high-quality health care at Northside Hospital-Atlanta in Sandy Springs, at Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton and at Northside Hospital-Forsyth in Cumming.