Motorcycle Crash Vicitim In Need Of Blood
The family of a motorcyclist seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle collision March 10 in Palm Desert has requested that blood donations be made in his honor to LifeStream.
Ed Mang is in the intensive care unit at Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, and his treatment has required a significant amount of transfused blood. Members of his family are staying at Hanson House, an on-site “home away from home” for families of Desert Regional patients.
The family asks that blood donations be designated to Hanson House.
Donors may go to LifeStream’s La Quinta Donor Center, 79-215 Corporate Centre Drive. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. To set an appointment, please call 760.777.8844.
Donations also may be made at LifeStream’s community drive Friday, March 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center, 1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive. To set an appointment, please call 1.800.TRY GIVING.
Walk-ins are welcome at both the center and community drive.
LifeStream, the Desert’s Blood Bank, is the exclusive provider of blood products and services for Desert Regional Medical Center and JFK Memorial Hospital; and secondary provider for Eisenhower Medical Center.
