Blood drives scheduled during April in Fairfield

SunnyBrook Home Care Center will host a blood drive from 1:30-4:30 p.m. April 1.

Those who last gave blood on or before Feb. 4 are eligible to give again.

To donate, contact Michelle Rauscher at 472-4808 or mrauscher@sunnybrookhomecare.com.

A blood drive is set from 2-7 p.m. April 8 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.

Those who last gave blood on or before Feb. 11 are eligible to give again.

To donate, contact Ottumwa Telerecruitment Department at 800-452-1097 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org.

A blood drive is set from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 18 at the Jefferson County Health Center.

Those who last gave blood on or before Feb. 21 are eligible to give again.

To donate, contact Ottumwa Telerecruitment Department at 800-452-1097 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org.

Eligible donors must be at least 17 years of age ? or 16 with a signed parental permission form available at www.bloodcenter.org ? and weigh more than 110 pounds. A person with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure can be accepted as an eligible donor.

A photo identification or Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center donor card is required to donate.

According to blood center officials, blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45-60 minutes.

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is the provider of blood and blood components to more than 87 hospitals in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. It is the exclusive provider to Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield and the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.