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2 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK DECEMBER 15, 2021 PROOF POSITIVE
Donate Blood, Save Lives Dec. 20-22
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Blood. It’s a precious resource that we take for granted until a crisis touches our family or ourselves.
By Todd Lewis, chief operating officer with Blood Bank of Hawai‘i
For 80 years, Blood Bank of Hawai‘i’s mission has been and continues to be that every person in the state who needs blood will receive it in a timely and safe manner. We have been able to fulfill this mission because of generous donors and our dedicated team.
ed and delivered to Kaua‘i almost daily. Annually, we supply over 3,000 units of blood products to Wilcox Medical Center and Kauaʻi Veterans Memorial Hospital.
We operate 365 days a year because the need for blood never stops. Surgeries, accidents, anemia and cancer treatments are just some of the procedures that im- pact families. Hospitals perform lifesaving procedures to treat patients from infants to kūpuna using blood transfusions every day.
Donating blood on Kaua‘i will direct- ly benefit your community, and all blood types are needed. Because successful transfusion medicine depends on the right match between donor and recipient, Na- tive Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders can help in a special way as they may share a very rare blood type, Jk3-negative; need- ed here and on the mainland.
Blood Bank of Hawai‘i hosts a blood drive Dec. 20-22 at Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort PHOTOS COURTESY BLOOD BANK OF HAWAI‘I
The pandemic created challenges. We were forced to suspend neighbor is- land collections during the first half of 2020, but continued to serve all hospitals statewide. Red blood cells, platelets and plasma products are collected, transport-
In December, you can save a life with just one hour of your time. Healthy do- nors are encouraged to “Give Blood. End Hunger” when Blood Bank of Hawai‘i returns to Kaua‘i Dec. 20-22 at Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort. Over three days, 360 appointments are avail- able. This holiday season, Blood Bank of Hawai‘i is partnering with Hawai‘i Food- bank to double your impact by providing
a meal to Hawai‘i Foodbank Kauaʻi. You may notice continued safety pro- tocols at our drive such as the require- ment for advance appointments, a pre- check and a safely distanced setup with only individually sealed snacks, in addi-
tion to increased sanitation procedures. To register to donate or learn more,
visit bbh.org or call 808-848-4770.