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Carmel Community Blood Drive

Give blood at the Versiti Blood Center of Indiana's Blood Mobile in the Carmel Clay Public Library parking lot. Appointments are required.

Donating blood has been deemed a medically necessary reason to leave your home. To adhere to social distancing, donation at this event is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Sign up for an appointment at donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/141063.

**Please include your cell number and staff will text you when it is time to present for your appointment**

For more details about blood donation, visit
versiti.org/ways-to-give/our-communities/indiana

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
Rest assured, Versiti takes every precaution when it comes to donor and patient safety (more information below). The donation process itself poses no risk of infecting a donor with coronavirus. Donors should be reassured that attending organized blood drives is safe. Coronavirus is currently not known to infect patients through blood transfusions.

Donor Health & Registration:
• All donor-facing staff will have their temperature taken prior to beginning their work day
• Donors temperatures will be taken at registration to ensure they are not elevated prior to entering donation areas
• Donors will be asked if they are currently experiencing coughing or shortness of breath
• Donors will be asked if they have recently traveled to high-risk countries as defined by the CDC
• If any of the above is true, donors will be asked to self-defer

Social Distancing:
• We encourage all donors to make an appointment to lessen the amount of people waiting at our blood drives
• Ensuring six feet of space between chairs in waiting areas and cafe
• Ensuring six feet of space between donation chairs and/or separation with medical screens
• We will ask for your cell phone number and text when your appointment is ready

Cleaning:
• We clean all equipment, beds, and other surfaces after each donor finishes their donation
• Changing gloves frequently and between donors is part of our normal practice
• We will maintain sanitized pen bins, so donors are only using clean pens at sign-in

A Note on Travel
If the outbreak of coronavirus expands, travel-based restrictions could potentially reduce the number of eligible donors and measures suggested to reduce exposure to other people could disrupt community blood drives and donations at centers. Public health officials are supporting continuation of blood donation as critical to health care in our communities. Since it is the blood currently on hand that saves lives, maintaining a sufficient blood supply is essential to ensure patients in need receive optimal treatment.
Versiti is asking donors who have travelled to China, Iran, South Korea or Italy, to self-defer from donation for 28 days from their date of return. These countries are in line with the current CDC travel guidelines.

For more information about Versiti and COVID-19, please visit:
versiti.org/home/coronavirus-information.

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