JW Marriott Resort & Spa Las Vegas and Rampart Casino, in conjunction with Vitalant, to host a weekend blood drive Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online to reserve a spot by calling 877-25-VITAL or visiting vitalant.org and enter code ‘RAMPART’ to sign up for this drive, as well as other upcoming drives.
- Blood donors with all blood types, as well as platelet donations, are urgently needed.
- For a limited time, Vitalant is testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies to produce plasma that could help COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems. When donors give blood, they can find out their COVID-19 antibody status and potentially help patients battling COVID-19. Plasma containing high levels of COVID-19 antibodies can give immunocompromised patients’ an extra boost to help fight the disease.
- One in seven hospitalized patients’ needs a blood transfusion in the U.S.
- Type O is the most transfused blood type and O-negative is crucial in emergencies when there is no time to determine a patient’s blood type.
- Vitalant urges all eligible donors to give blood during April, National Donate Life Month, and help support patients undergoing organ or marrow transplants.
- Added benefits of donating blood are a mini-physical and full panel of tests each donor receives, now including antibody testing. The mini-physical check of pulse, blood pressure, hemoglobin and cholesterol can be tracked with each visit in the donor’s secure and confidential online account.
- All healthy donors are urged to donate now; if you’ve had COVID-19 and have been symptom-free for 14 days, you are eligible to donate.
- Whatever your COVID-19 vaccination status, you are ABSOLUTELY allowed to give blood or platelets.
WHEN:
Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, 2022
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Grand Ballroom
JW Marriott Las Vegas / Rampart Casino
221 N. Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89145
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