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 means
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We thank you for your interest in donating blood and helping your community. A few eligibility requirements are important to know about during COVID-19. Donation eligibility during COVID-19 You cannot donate if you are in a quarantine period that was mandated to you by a health care provider or health department official. You must wait
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In light of the recent announcement from the CDC concerning face covering in public, Carter BloodCare will, effective immediately, conform with CDC recommendations and welcome donors and other visitors to wear face coverings or masks in our facilities. We will also allow our staff to wear masks or face coverings (personal protective equipment or “PPE”)
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¿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. Plasma collected from recently recovered individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 is being used as an experimental treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients who are not responding to other treatments. It is not certain at
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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 seeing
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A Message from President and CEO Dr. Merlyn Sayers Carter BloodCare recognizes there are concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak and that you may have questions about what this means for giving blood, your blood drive, and the safety of the blood supply. Blood donation remains safe. The first line of protection for the blood supply
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UPDATE: Recent restrictions due to COVID-19 and the NBA have halted the current season. Please hold on to your vouchers as plans from the Dallas Mavericks are in the works. Give blood and see the Mavs! Give at one of the locations listed below on their participating date in March and go to a game.
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January is National Blood Donor Month! Carter BloodCare loves to celebrate our donors, and we have friends who like to celebrate with us. The Girl Scouts and Cumulus Cares are giving Carter BloodCare blood donors *one box of Girl Scout cookies for saving lives. This giveaway is available to all donors at donor centers and
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Plasma is the liquid part of the blood, used for treating bleeding and other disorders. Donated plasma may go directly to hospitals after testing and labeling at the blood center. This is the type of plasma donation in which Carter BloodCare participates.  Other than having an anti-clotting agent added, the plasma is not altered in
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The ability to support an uplifting connection between blood donors and their transfusion recipients has been desired. Carter BloodCare will connect the two by harnessing the power of a simple “Thank You.” Starting in October we will proudly be participating in a national program called Thank the Donor. Program Overview: Thank the Donor (TtD) is
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Blood donors rarely get the opportunity to meet the patient(s) on the other side of their blood donation, yet they give willingly, taking comfort in the fact that someone in their community gets a second chance at life. Carter BloodCare is sometimes afforded the opportunity to meet the patients who’ve benefitted from donor blood and
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By: Laurie J. Sutor, MD, MBA Vice President of Medical and Technical Services Patients with sickle cell disease have inherited two copies of an abnormal hemoglobin gene that causes their red blood cells to deform (“sickle”) in oxygen-poor conditions in the body. This defect causes painful crises and organ damage over the course of their
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