PULSE Spring 2023 3 Central Peninsula Hospital is pleased to announce that Blood Bank of Alaska is working toward establishing a fixed site in Soldotna in 2023. Its team is currently scouting potential locations for a permanent site to provide easy access to donation for residents 365 days a year. The goal is to have a fixed site up and running in July 2023. In addition, through the generous donation of ConocoPhillips Alaska, Blood Bank of Alaska now has a new mobile coach. The new coach provides additional means for mobile blood drives throughout Alaska. Blood Bank of Alaska hopes to coordinate several drives this spring with its community partners. Blood donors are needed Blood donors on the Kenai Peninsula are a critical part of the donor community and save hundreds of lives each year. Blood Bank of Alaska and Central Peninsula Hospital are very grateful for your support, and both organizations look forward to having a permanent location in the Central Kenai Peninsula. Adding a new, permanent location will increase the availability of blood for all Alaskans. Patients at Central Peninsula Hospital depend on blood donations during lifethreatening situations. The end of 2022 and the beginning months of 2023 proved difficult for Central Peninsula Hospital, as we ran dangerously low on type O-negative blood. This is the universal blood type that can be given to anyone, no matter their blood type, without fear of causing a reaction in the patient’s immune system. Blood donation site coming this summer Permanent site will make life-giving donations easier Blood Bank of Alaska is the sole blood bank located in Alaska. Blood can be donated at centers in Anchorage, Wasilla, Fairbanks, Juneau and—coming soon—Soldotna! During hospital treatment, 1 in 7 patients will need blood. By donating blood, you could save as many as three lives. There is no substitute for blood. Ready to help save lives? To find out when the next blood drive near you will be happening, contact the Blood Bank of Alaska by calling 907-222-5630 or visiting bloodbankofalaska.org, or call Central Peninsula Hospital at 907-714-4404.
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