The Blood Connection (TBC), Marion’s nonprofit community blood center, has been selected as the sole blood provider for Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion.
Building upon their existing relationship with the Marion community, TBC has been chosen to be the exclusive provider of blood products to Mission Hospital McDowell because of the organizations proven ability to ensure availability of an adequate and stable blood supply. This agreement is also part of a larger partnership with HCA Healthcare, making TBC the sole provider for several other hospitals across the region, according to a news release.
“Our partnership with The Blood Connection is vital in providing lifesaving care for our community residents and visitors,” said Marsha Myers, chief executive officer of Mission Hospital McDowell. “We are incredibly grateful to those individuals who donate blood products for our patients. Their support directly impacts the health care we provide.”
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To increase efforts in recruiting local, volunteer blood donors in this community, TBC is working on hosting more mobile blood drives in the Marion area.
“The Blood Connection is proud to serve the Marion, North Carolina area and Mission Hospital McDowell. This partnership will ensure there are enough lifesaving blood products for every patient in need,” said president and CEO of the Blood Connection, Delisa English. “We are thankful to our current blood donors and look forward to connecting with other community members and organizations who are willing to support this partnership and the local blood supply by donating blood and sponsoring blood drives with The Blood Connection.”
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion while only 3% of the eligible population donates. Approximately 4.5 million Americans will be impacted by a blood donation every year. Surgery patients, accident victims, patients with cancer and newborn babies all rely on the local blood supply.
Although TBC is responsible for keeping the blood supply stable, it cannot replicate blood; it must be donated. TBC urges the community to donate blood to ensure that hospitals’ needs are uninterrupted. It’s neighbors like these who are impacted by blood donors, according to the news release.
To find a TBC donation center or mobile blood drive near you and donate blood, visit www.thebloodconnection.org/donate. To host a blood drive with TBC, visit www.thebloodconnection.org/host.
About The Blood ConnectionFounded in Greenville, S.C., (formerly the Carolina Georgia Blood Center) The Blood Connection has been committed to saving lives since 1962. TBC is an independently managed, not-for-profit, community blood center that provides blood products to over 250 hospitals within North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Congress for its dedication to disaster preparedness and the community, TBC works diligently to collect blood from volunteer donors to meet the ever-increasing demand. By keeping collections local, TBC serves hundreds of thousands of patients a year in its communities. TBC is licensed and regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. For more information, visit thebloodconnection.org.
About HCA HealthcareNashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services comprising 182 hospitals and approximately 2,300 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44%. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its more than 37 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.