Chamber Blood Drive
Why Donate Blood?
| • Every two seconds someone in the USA needs blood |
| • About 1 in 7 people entering the hospital need blood |
| • Each transfused patient uses an average of three units of blood |
| • Ten percent (10%) of all hospital patients, over the age of 65, will receive blood |
| • 53% of all transfused patients are women, 47% are men |
| • Cancer is the #1 disease category for blood usage, accounting for almost 20% of all blood transfused |
| • Premature babies are more likely to use blood than any other age group |
| • Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors |
| • Men can reduce their incidence of coronary artery disease by donating blood once a year |
Miller-Keystone Blood Center is the ONLY blood supplier to your community hospitals, including Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and Phoenixville Hospital.
Each of us can change the world for someone by giving blood. Think globally. Give locally.
Date and Time
Monday Oct 17, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Location
Printed courtesy of www.tricountyareachamber.com – Contact the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
18 W Lightcap Rd, Pottstown, PA 19464 – (610) 326-2900 – harrison@tricountyareachamber.com