HSHS St. Mary's Hospital to host Community Blood Drive Thursday, March 20th

HSHS St. Mary's Hospital to host Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife Thursday, March 20th

Decatur, IL - HSHS St. Mary's Hospital will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 20th at 1800 East Lake Shore Drive, inside Assisi Room

What: HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Community Blood Drive

When: Thursday, March 20th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Where: Donate in the Assisi Room, 1800 East Lake Shore Drive, Decatur, IL

Appointments: To donate, please contact ImpactLife Springfield at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 60455 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested.

Donor Eligibility Criteria: Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call ImpactLife at (800) 747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 1/23/25 are eligible to give at this drive.

About Blood Donation: Blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45 minutes to one hour. Individuals with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure may be accepted as eligible donors.

About ImpactLife: ImpactLife is a nonprofit community organization providing blood products and services to more than 100 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, as well as researchers and resource-sharing partners across the country. For more information on blood inventories, donor promotions, and more, see www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, and YouTube.

Successful donors will receive either an egift card, bonus points or choose to donate to charity!