The General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy of the SCS has set up the mobile unit in the town's urban center, where it will be operational from 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM and from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The SCS reminds the public of the importance of donating blood regularly, at least twice a year, to maintain adequate reserves and ensure availability for hospitals and patients.
In addition to the mobile unit, there are fixed donation points in Tenerife. In Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Méndez Núñez), donations can be made Monday to Friday from 8:15 AM to 8:30 PM. At the San Isidro Health Center (Granadilla de Abona), the hours are Monday to Friday from 8:15 AM to 7:30 PM, with reserved parking for donors (phone: 677980518).
Within the hospital network, the University Hospital of the Canaries allows donations without an appointment from Sunday to Friday and on holidays from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM, and Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM and from 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM (phone: 922678670). The University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (excluding holidays, phone: 922602060).
Other donation points include Hospiten Bellevue (Puerto de la Cruz), by appointment (11:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Monday to Friday, phone: 922385235 option 1), and the Hospital San Juan de Dios (road from Santa Cruz to La Laguna), Monday to Friday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
The basic requirements to donate blood are to be between eighteen and 65 years old (up to 60 for a first-time donation), weigh over fifty kilograms, be in good general health, and not be pregnant. For more information, call 900234061 or visit efectodonacion.com.
