Sanford Bemidji hosts blood drive

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Sanford Bemidji is hosting the Memorial Blood Centers Bloodmobile for a community blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Registration will be held in the medical center east lobby and donation will occur inside the bloodmobile.

Patients at Sanford Bemidj rely on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type. Please help replenish the supply. Make a date to donate today and consider making blood donations regularly. All blood types are needed-especially O negative (O-) and O positive (O+).

To schedule a blood donation, please call Katie Foley at (218) 740-1542 or go online to mbc.org/searchdrives and enter sponsor code 2234.

Once registered, save time by completing the health history questionnaire online at mbc.org/idonate. Donors will need a photo ID when they arrive at the hospital.

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in nine states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ghana, Mexico and China.

Sanford Health includes 43 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and 1,360 physicians in 81 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 26,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North Dakota and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with nearly $1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives, including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, visit sanfordhealth.org.