DEARBORN COUNTY
HOSPITAL SCHEDULES WINTER BLOOD DRIVE
Dearborn County Hospital’s winter blood drive,
in association with the Hoxworth Blood Center, will be on Friday,
January 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the conference facilities
of the hospital, 600 Wilson Creek Road, Lawrenceburg.
“Greater Cincinnati’s Hoxworth Blood Center
serves 32 hospitals. Hoxworth requires 350 units of whole blood and
40 units of platelets daily to meet this need,” stated Melinda Ping,
R.N., DCH Employee Health Nurse. “Just one pint of donated blood
can save the lives of up to three people.”
To donate, a person must be 17 years of age or
older (16 years of age with the appropriate signed parental consent
form), weigh at least 110 pounds and generally feel healthy and
well. Donors must wait a minimum of eight weeks between blood
donations. Women who are pregnant may not donate.
Persons who have tested HIV positive, injected
themselves with illegal drugs or who participate in high risk
behavior are prohibited from donating. Individuals who had
hepatitis after age 11 also are disqualified from donating. Cancer
and malaria survivors, persons who had a heart attack and those with
heart disease should phone Hoxworth for information regarding
allowances for donating.
Blood donors should eat a well-balanced meal
within four hours prior to donating and should drink plenty of
water. They must bring a form of photo identification, such as a
driver’s license or employee badge, with them to the drive.
Donors can maximize their donation by giving
“Double Reds.” The process of Automated Red Cell Collection is
designed to make the most of donations. Please call the Hoxworth
Nursing Department at (800) 265-1515, ext. 81304, for additional
information on donating Double Reds.
An appointment takes approximately 45 minutes
for a whole blood donation and an additional 20 minutes for an
Automated Red Cell Collection. Also, a free total cholesterol
screening is available to donors. Individual results will be
available a few days after the blood drive by calling this special
Hoxworth number: (513) 558-1188.
Dearborn County Hospital will provide
refreshments. Hoxworth requests that children age 5 and under do
not attend. To schedule an appointment to donate, please call the
DCH Education Department at (812) 537-8431 or (800) 676-5572, ext.
8431. A 24-hour voice mail system is available to take your
message. Walk-ins are always welcome but they may need to plan
additional time for their visit.
