Published by Kirby Winn on Thursday, January 23, 2025 in News Releases
(January 23, 2025) – ImpactLife is participating in a national response to supply Type O red blood cells to LifeShare, a blood center in Louisiana, that was affected by severe winter weather. Additional donations of red blood cells and platelets are needed to maintain the blood supply for local hospitals and for ongoing support of the region impacted by icy winter conditions. For information on local donation centers and mobile blood drives, call (800) 747-5401, visit www.bloodcenter.org, or schedule via the ImpactLife mobile app, available at www.bloodcenter.org/app.
ImpactLife is part of Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC), a national partnership of community blood centers that have joined forces to meet immediate transfusion needs when faced with a large-scale emergency. Through BERC, on-call blood centers help prepare for mass transfusion disasters, ensuring their ability to meet emerging needs without delay or uncertainty.
“We expect donors in the affected region will be unable to give blood in the severe winter weather conditions,” said Amanda Hess, Vice President, Donor Relations and Marketing. “We know blood components will be needed for ongoing patient care in the region, and we are glad to join other blood providers around the U.S. in responding to this need.”
ImpactLife will prioritize local needs before shipping blood components outside of the blood center’s direct service region. “We are asking all potential blood donors and our blood drive coordinators to help us answer the call,” said Hess. “We will need to increase our donations this week and next to continue meeting local needs while also supporting the region affected by winter weather.”
ImpactLife Donor Promotions
Donors who give between January 20-26 are automatically entered into a drawing to win $1,000. Also, through January 31 blood donors will receive:
Whole Blood (all locations) $20 gift card or $20 donation or 1,000 points
Double Reds (all locations) $25 gift card or $25 donation or 1,500 points
Platelet Apheresis or Plasma (all locations) $30 or $30 donation or 2,000 points
Learn more about Donor Rewards at www.bloodcenter.org/now.
About ImpactLife
ImpactLife's mission is to save lives by engaging donors, supporting partners, and advancing medicine. Founded in 1974, ImpactLife supplies blood products and services to hundreds of hospitals, emergency services organizations, clinical researchers, and other blood centers throughout Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri. The nonprofit blood provider is ranked among the leading 12 blood suppliers in the United States. For more information on current blood inventory levels, our donor promotions, and more, see www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn.