On Wednesday, October 10, CSUSB teamed up with LifeStream Blood Bank to urge students and faculty to give more life by donating blood and platelets. In the United States, blood and platelets are highly needed for patient emergencies. That includes burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. Ericka Alvarado, Regional Coordinator Development for LifeStream stated, “we are in extreme need of blood. As of today, we only have one day's worth of blood supply within the county of San Bernardino. We supply for 81 hospitals including Riverside County.” Not only does LifeStream strive for blood … [Read more...] about Donate blood, give more life
Blood donations
Blood drives saving lives one drop at a time
By Kevin Schaefer |Staff Writer| In honor of national blood donor month, LifeStream will be taking donations on campus Monday, Feb. 11 in front of the John M. Pfau Library. According to the American Red Cross, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day. The truth is that more than 500 donations of life saving blood are needed each day to meet emergency and ongoing patient needs in Southern California. In fact, every three to four seconds of every day, someone needs a blood transfusion. But, only about 37 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood. Unfortunately, only 5 percent actually do so. Locally, in Southern California, only 3 percent of … [Read more...] about Blood drives saving lives one drop at a time