Cove Presbyterian wants your blood
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WEIRTON -- Cove Presbyterian Church in Weirton is hosting a community blood drive as an outreach program to help support area hospitals and patients.
It will be held in the fellowship hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 24 at the church, which is located at 3404 Main St.
Participants must pre-register in order to donate. To do so, visit Vitalant.org and click on the "make appointment" button and search with group code G0010028 Another option is to download the Vitalant-Pittsburgh mobile app to a smart phone or call or call (412) 209-7000 or Rachel Bennett at (412) 736-5506.
No walk-ins will be accepted.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many blood drives have been canceled, resulting in decreased blood donations and supply, according to a news release. One unit of blood can save three lives. Blood is separated into red cells, plasma and platelets.
Weirton Medical Center blood services are provided by Vitalant, formerly the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh.
"Donations will directly help our community of Weirton as well as other local communities," the news release adds. Social distancing will be practiced during this event.
To save time, donors can complete their health history questionnaire online on the same day as their donation. Go to Vitalant.org, select donate and then health history questionnaire.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, according to a fact sheet provided. One in seven people entering a hospital will need blood.