Community donations will support local hospitals facing critical blood shortages
Columbine Health Systems is partnering with the Garth Englund Blood Center to host three community blood drives in Northern Colorado this March, making it easy for residents to help address an urgent need for blood across the region.
Donation events are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 6 at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road in Fort Collins; March 9 at The Windsor, 1385 Main Street in Windsor; and March 13 at Lakeview Commons, 1422 W. 29th Street in Loveland.
Blood supplies remain critically low, according to organizers. Nationwide, someone needs blood every two seconds, and local hospitals rely on community donors to maintain lifesaving inventories. Donations from these drives will help supply UCHealth facilities, including Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Greeley Hospital, and Longs Peak Hospital…