Arkansas Blood Institute will conduct blood drives at the following times and locations this week:
• Tuesday -- 8 a.m. to noon, Coronado Center Room 6, Hot Springs Village.
• Wednesday -- 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, Mercy Room, 300 Werner St.; 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Bloodmobile at Diamond Bank 205 Highway 70 west, Glenwood; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Arkadelphia Community Recreation Center, 2555 Twin Rivers Drive.
• Thursday -- 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Mercy Room, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, 300 Werner St.
• Saturday -- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bloodmobile at Sam's Club, 1368 Higdon Ferry Road.
All donors will receive a long-sleeved holiday shirt, Donor Reward Points, a blood-type card and refreshments. Donors must be at least 16 years old. To schedule a donation, visit http://www.arkbi.org and click on "Find A Drive" or call Bob Woodall at 501-282-6072. Walk-ins are always welcome. Donors may also donate whole blood, double red cells, platelets or plasma at the Donor Center, 149 Section Line Road, Suite G, by calling 501-624-0666. All donations support hospitals in Arkansas and donations can be credited to a patient in any hospital.
Local on 12/16/2018