(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The American Red Cross blood supply remains incredibly vulnerable – especially as doctors begin to resume elective surgeries previously delayed by the Omicron variant. The Red Cross asks that donors schedule a blood donation immediately to help patients in the community.  Several options are listed below.

It is also important for donors to know that the Red Cross will resume testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies on March 7, 2022 for a limited time to identify potential units that can be processed into Convalescent Plasma for those COVID patients in need.   In addition, we hope our antibody testing program will provide our donors with valuable insight into their own COVID-19 antibody status.

Although walk-ins may be accepted, it is far better to have an appointment to help them serve you better.   Please complete RapidPass on the day of the drive to assist in processing.   You may also download the Red Cross Blood App to use for RapidPass as well as your Donor Card.  It is on this App that your Covid Antibody results can be found  within 10-14 days after your donation.   It is important to remember that this test is NOT a diagnostic test for the COVID 19 Antigen – only those patients who are healthy and without symptoms are eligible to donate.   Questions can be referred to www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800 RED CROSS.

 

Monday, March 7, 2022    12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

North Way Christian Community, Beaver Valley Campus  300 Brighton Ave, Rochester PA 15074

Link Directly to Sign up:   https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=NWBV

Monday, March 7, 2022    01:00 PM – 06:30 PM

Crossway Community Church    109 Davis Road, Valencia PA 16059

Link Directly to Sign up:  https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ValenciaCommunity

Tuesday, March 8, 2022    11:30 AM – 05:00 PM

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints    2771 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township PA 16066

Link Directly to Sign up:   https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Cranberry

Tuesday, March 15, 2022   12:30 PM – 05:30 PM

Cranberry Elks Lodge  20720 US 19, Cranberry Township PA 16066

Link Directly to Sign up:   https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=CranberryTWP