ARUP Blood Services Meets Urgent Need for Blood Products
ARUP Blood Services works day in and day out to collect blood products essential to patient care in Utah. Each day presents new and different challenges, yet there are always patients in urgent need of blood transfusions.
Give Local, Save Local
ARUP Blood Services is the sole provider of blood products to all University of Utah Health hospitals and clinics.
Times of Greatest Need
- January is National Blood Donor Month, a time to replenish inventories following the holiday season.
- Holidays and 3-day weekends deplete inventories, as would-be donors often travel out of state at the same time that risky outdoor activities are increasing the number of trauma patients.
- Summer is challenging without the donations that result from high school blood drives.
- December is our time of greatest need due to a reduced number of donations and an increase in end-of-year surgeries.
Need for Platelets
Platelets take longer to donate and have a shorter shelf life, so donations are ALWAYS needed. Platelets are used to treat people with cancer and blood disorders as well as those undergoing open heart surgery, among others.
Blood Drives
How to Help
DONATE at an upcoming drive or at donation centers in Salt Lake City and Sandy. Organize a blood drive by calling 801-583-2787, ext. 2639, or sending an email to deborah.jordan@aruplab.com.
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Pick a date for the blood drive, ideally 2–3 months in advance. Bonus: Schedule over the summer or winter to help when donations are needed most.
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Recruit at least 35 donors to sign up.
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Secure an appropriate location. Choose a place for the bloodmobile to park or a spacious indoor area.
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Roughly three weeks before the drive begins, begin promoting the drive by word of mouth and with marketing materials provided by ARUP Blood Services.
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Provide an on-site representative to coordinate logistics on the day of the drive.
Remember: Give Local, Save Local. Help your community by scheduling a blood drive today.
ARUP Blood Services works day in and day out to collect blood products essential to patient care in Utah. Each day presents new and different challenges, yet there are always patients in urgent need of blood transfusions.