City Of St. Louis: Comptroller Darlene Green Hosts American Red Cross Blood Drive February 7

St. Louis MO

13 January, 2022

12:46 PM

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Press release from the City of St. Louis: January 13, 2022 The community blood drive will be held Monday, February 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 208 of St. Louis City Hall. (St. Louis – January 13, 2021) The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis—its worst blood shortage in more than a decade—posing a concerning risk to patient care. The office of St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green encourages residents to help by making a blood donation at its semiannual community blood drive on Monday, February 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 208 of St. Louis City Hall. Held each year during Black History Month, Comptroller Green's February blood drive honors Dr. Charles Drew, the physician and medical researcher who developed the first large-scale blood banks early in World War II. The Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donors to meet the needs of patient care, and there is ongoing need for African American blood donors for sickle cell therapies. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org [www.redcrossblood.org]. COVID-19 Pandemic Update The following measures are in place in order to operate in the safest way possible for donors, volunteers, staff, and visitors to city hall: Comptroller Darlene Green is the chief fiscal officer of the City of St. Louis and is charged with safeguarding the city's credit rating and with protecting taxpayer dollars. Visit www.stlouis-mo.gov/comptroller to learn more about the Office of the Comptroller. This press release was produced by the City of St. Louis. The views expressed here are the author's own.