LifeStream hosting series of mobile blood drives to help replenish supply
With blood donations down due to the coronavirus pandemic, a mobile blood drive is scheduled for Friday at Palm Springs Motors in Cathedral City, located at 69-200 Highway 111, from 6:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
LifeStream says the health crisis has forced the cancellation of more than 80 mobile blood drives across Southern California -- creating a loss of more than 5,000 pints of blood.
To make an appointment to donate, call 800-879-4484, or visit www.LStream.org.
For people who wish to donate but can’t make it to the Cathedral City location on Friday, LifeStream has announced six other blood drives throughout the valley scheduled for next week:
Two collection locations are slated for May 19 at Our Savior's Palm Springs, 1020 E. Ramon Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and St. Francis Assisi Church in La Quinta, 47225 Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On May 21, a drive is scheduled for Palm Springs Airport, 250 N. E Cielo Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and another one at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Indio, 45-299 Deglet Noor St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Two more dates are planned for May 22. The first one will be at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, 34600 Mission Hills Drive, from 7 a.m. to noon, and another at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church, 47321 State Hwy. 74, from noon to 5 p.m.
Potential donors must be at least 15 years old, weigh at least 115 pounds and be free from infections or illnesses. Donors must also not be at risk of having AIDS or hepatitis.
Donors under 17 years old must bring written consent from a parent. Blood collected through donations to LifeStream flows to more than 80 hospitals in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties.
