With a critical need for blood donations, the City of Carmel has partnered with Versiti Blood Center of Indiana for a blood drive to be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 at Brookshire Golf Club, 12120 Brookshire Pkwy., Carmel. The Bloodmobile will be set up in the parking lot of the Golf Club.
Versiti Blood Center is in critical need of donations due to COVID-19 and the unprecedented negative impact on blood donations and blood inventory now and for the foreseeable future. If you are healthy and eligible, please donate.
Donating blood has been deemed a “medically necessary” reason to leave your home. To adhere to physical distancing, this blood drive will be by APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Click here to sign up to donate. Please include your cell phone number and staff will text you when it is time to arrive for your appointment.
Versiti takes every precaution when it comes to donor and patient safety. The donation process itself poses no risk of infecting a donor with coronavirus. Donors should be reassured that attending organized blood drives is safe. Coronavirus is currently not known to infect patients through blood transfusions.
All donor-facing staff will have their temperature taken prior to beginning their workday. Donors’ temperatures will be taken at registration to ensure they are not elevated prior to entering donation areas. Donors will be asked if they are currently experiencing coughing or shortness of breath or have recently traveled to high-risk countries as defined by the CDC. If any of the above is true, donors will be asked to self-defer.
Versiti is asking donors who have travelled to China, Iran, South Korea or Italy to self-defer from donation for 28 days after their date of return.