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Spirit of the I.E. - LifeStream Blood Bank streamlines the process of donating blood

'It's something that takes so very little time and effort to do.'

arm with bandage with red heart for blood donation
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Every two seconds in America, someone needs blood, and one in seven patients entering a hospital require blood transfusions. This ranges from trauma victims to patients battling sickle cell disease or to ensure a successful organ or bone marrow transplant. Cancer patients use 25 percent of all blood donations, and blood transfusions are needed in one out of every 83 newborn deliveries in America. Michael Shepherd, Director of Public Relations and Marketing for LifeStream Blood Bank, discusses the process of donating blood.

'It's something that takes so very little time and effort to do.'