MENDOTA – A blood drive is coming to OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota on Friday. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center willbe in Conference Room C from noon until 5 PM. Volunteer blood donors will need to schedule an appointment to give blood by calling the Community Health Services Department at (815) 539-1411. Please bring a photo ID for use in donor registration.
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is also accepting referrals from individuals who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection and would now like to be scheduled for plasma donation to help newly diagnosed patients fight the disease. Potential donors who can provide documentation of a laboratory-confirmed positive test for COVID-19 and meet other health and safety criteria, will be scheduled for a COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP) donation. Individual donors and care providers may refer themselves or their patients via the referral form available at www.bloodcenter.org or by calling (833) 610-1025. For additional information, potential donors or physicians may send inquiries to patientservices@mvrbc.org. CCP donors must be fully recovered from their COVID-19 infection and must meet all standard eligibility criteria for blood donation. Plasma will only be collected from donors with laboratory-confirmed tests showing they had a COVID-19 infection and must be at least 28 days from the last date they experienced symptoms. These donors will have antibodies to help fight COVID-19 and will be scheduled for a plasma donation at a nearby Donor Center or mobile blood drive.
Mon - Fri: 06:00 AM - 10:00 AM
