Kentucky Blood Center

The Kentucky Blood Center is currently at an urgent blood need for blood donors.

Joining us today on the phone is kbc's director of marketing, Mandy Brajuha, with information on how we can help!

... c1 3 automatically kentucky blood center is the largest fda license ... bank headquartered in the commonwealth ... and it relies on volunteer blood donors to provide ... 400 pints of blood ... each day just to meet area patients ... needs and there is currently an urgent need for blood donors ... joining us today by phone and katie's director of marketing ... .

Many bring you up with more information on how we can all help ... for talking with today.

Thank you ... .

I first told by the current ... adulation with the blood ... of life interfacing right now ... you know elective surgery pick back up a few weeks ago and i think not just back up to hundred percent but i think a lot of surgery.

They're trying to catch back up from ... high when they couldn't do surgery so we are seeing blood consumption really had taken uptake at the hospitals we serve.

Therefore, we need more more blood donors to come in ... .

We had a great response right after the pandemic had you guys router all day right in the midst of all that we have lots of people coming out ... but unfortunately i think of ... the city and the state open backup folder ... biting other things to do with their time, but the need for blood is still very very important ... to me and talk about the actual process of donating blood.

People would like to do it.

Hel me do that and also if you want to tell him that it is ... safe to do it right now to ... know absolutely so the best way to do it right now were requiring appointments.

We don' typically do that but ... we want to make sure everyone has social the ... and we don't have a crowd at on time.

So go on ky blood 7 word and scheduled treatment or call 807 seven treatment or call 807 75 ... 752522 i want to have your appointment the morning that you're coming to donate, you ca complete your quick path online which will take one step out of ... that you're our donor center ... and then we will do a health screening for you.

Make sure you're healthy enough to give blood that day.

We don't obviously take what if you're not in tip top shape ... will take her temperature, blood pressure check your hemoglobin mix you have enough iron, and the actual process of donating blood takes anywhere from 5 to 10 you donate a pint of blood, and i can save up to three live ... so typically we can get you in and out here ... if you have an appointment on your quick ... path in about 30 to 35 minutes ... is a quick ... writes on holding as a people's lives by donating blood that yo do have a little ... sensitive will ask ... motivation for people to donate tell us about that ... problem absolutely so were always out you.

We usually do a big motion giveaway at toyota really look forward that ... if you're tickled different approach and wanted to rewarded ... any donors as we could.

So every week this summer we started dessert ... holding up our first week of summer officially until september 18 ... .

We will draw two winners of $500 visa gift card so ... come in to donate your automatically registered when for that week.

If you get in here early enough in the summer you'll have a chance ... to come back and donate again before the promotion ... over and it will draw those winners.

The following mondays after each weekend ... and ... call those folks.

A lot of those with little cash in your pocket i know people ... are struggling and need to pay their bills.

Or maybe just why do a little ... vacation and have a little extra money so ... this is a good way for us to impute some cash and people liv in a very vertical time ... to thank them for being blood donors ... and also get whatever the regular promotion is when you come in right now are doing tea kentucky t-shirts and ... i want different things throughout the summer ... wonderful opportunity to get right.

He would like to make ... and how can he do you have the ky blood 7 word.

You can either ... watch one of our donor center.

Find a mobile blood drive in your area or just give us a call at 800-7752 five ... or just give us a call at 800- 775-2522 and they will get you set up an appointment at a convenient location for you ... i write anything so much we are going to be posting ... a deal