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Give with Confidence

By Carter BloodCare | Blood Drive, Donor Center, Education, General | Comments are Closed | 15 January, 2021

Your safety is our priority. As the pandemic continues, our focus on the safety of our donors and staff continues as well. We are following all the national guidelines from our industry as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We have increased our frequency of cleaning beyond what is required. ThisRead more

Gateway Church Blood Drives

By Carter BloodCare | Blood Drive, General | 6 comments | 21 July, 2020

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gateway Church and their generous parishioners and supporters hosted much needed replacement blood drives. Thanks to the dedication of Gateway Church 462 donors helped make up for the abrupt loss of 70% of scheduled blood drives. Carter BloodCare and Gateway Church traditionally come together to host aRead more

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Now Offering COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Blood Donors

By Carter BloodCare | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 22 June, 2020
Critical blood shortage is most prolonged in recent history Your community blood supply is experiencing its most prolonged period of a critical shortage in recent history. All blood types are needed, desperately, from all eligible blood donors. Hospital patients are in jeopardy of not receiving the transfusions they require and hospital executives are monitoring day-to-dayRead more

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Get a Sweet Deal When You #GiveForLife in June

By Carter BloodCare | Donor Perks | 18 comments | 5 June, 2020

#GiveForLife at one of our many donor centers this June to build a strong blood supply this summer. Volunteer donors who come to one of our 25 donor centers in the month of June 2020 will receive a voucher good for a pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream as a “thank-you” for donating. The bloodRead more

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Donaciones de Plasma para el Tratamiento de Covid-19 (Plasma Convaleciente)

By Carter BloodCare | General, Time Sensitive | 18 comments | 3 May, 2020
Plasma recolectada de pacientes que se han recuperado de Covid-19 puede traerle esperanza a pacientes que están actualmente hospitalizados por COVID-19. Al plasma obtenido de pacientes recuperados se le llama plasma convaleciente y se usa como tratamiento para ayudar a pacientes con Covid-19. Este plasma convaleciente contiene anticuerpos que se cree que pueden ayudar aRead more

The Next Right Thing for the Blood Supply

By Carter BloodCare | General | 0 comment | 14 April, 2020

The past few weeks, our community has come together … even while practicing social distancing. Our community’s blood donors have responded to the national call for blood; similar to other community blood programs across the nation, blood donors have shown an abundance of generosity. And we can’t begin to tell you how grateful we are.  It meansRead more

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Plasma Donations for Treating COVID-19 (Convalescent Plasma)

By Carter BloodCare | General, Time Sensitive | 0 comment | 3 April, 2020
¿Superaste el Covid-19 y estás interesado(a) en donar plasma para ayudar a pacientes de Covid-19? Has clic aquí para información en español. New Information on Donating Convalescent Plasma Thank you for your interest in donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma to help currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients. UPDATE as of February 4, 2021: The U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationRead more

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Gateway and Carter BloodCare thank you!

By Carter BloodCare | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 1 April, 2020

Thank you for braving the moment with Gateway Church and Carter BloodCare. “The willingness of all the blood donors to help people is part of what makes our community so strong. That’s why during this very difficult and unusual time, we are pleased to be able to partner with Carter BloodCare to help ensure our communityRead more

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Be Brave … #GiveforLife

By Carter BloodCare | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 26 March, 2020

Join us this Friday, March 27 at the Music Hall at Fair Park for a partner drive with the Dallas Summer Musicals! Our team will be set up from 10am to 4pm to accept donations to help local patients that are in need of lifesaving transfusions during this difficult time. Just because business has stoppedRead more

#GiveForLife at Billy Bob’s Texas

By Carter BloodCare | Time Sensitive, Uncategorized | 0 comment | 19 March, 2020

We’re all working to keep our families, friends, and communities safe during this ongoing pandemic. Part of that work is to ensure that a steady blood supply is available to the patients in our community who are in need of blood transfusions. With more than 12,000 upcoming blood drives canceled nationwide from March to July, we’ll be seeingRead more

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