Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. (Those 15 and 16 years of age must provide Desert Blood Services with written parental consent. Parent consent forms are available at the La Quinta donor center and community drives.) All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not be at risk for AIDS or hepatitis. Donors receive a free mini-physical as part of the donation process. Donating blood takes about an hour, yet gives someone a lifetime. For more information, please call 760-777-8844.
Desert Blood Services is a collaboration between LifeStream and Community Blood Bank. We provide blood products for Desert Regional Medical Center, Eisenhower Medical Center, JFK Memorial Hospital, Hi-Desert Medical Center, Palo Verde Hospital, and Bush Naval Hospital, Twentynine Palms.
• Where: Milan Institute
• Address: 75030 Gerald Ford Drive, Palm Desert
• Date: Tuesday, July 22
• Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Donors receive, while supplies last, a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Donors also receive free cholesterol screening and donor reward points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.desertbloodservices.org.
• Where: Embassy Suites La Quinta
• Address: 50777 Santa Rosa Plaza
• Date: Wednesday, July 23
• Time: 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• This drive is part of the Nine Cities Blood Drive Challenge. Donors receive, while supplies last, a commemorative event T-shirt; one donor wins a Desert Blood Services gift basket. Donors also receive free cholesterol screening and donor reward points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.desertbloodservices.org.
• Where: Palm Springs Police Department
• Address: 200 S. Civic Drive
• Date: Thursday, July 24
• Time: 12 to 6 p.m.
• This drive is part of the Nine Cities Blood Drive Challenge. Donors receive, while supplies last, a commemorative event T-shirt; one donor wins a Desert Blood Services gift basket. Donors also receive free cholesterol screening and donor reward points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.desertbloodservices.org.
