The campaign, organized by the Directorate General of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy of the Canary Health Service (SCS), aims to increase blood reserves in the autonomous community and make donation easier for residents in the south of the island.
Today, the mobile unit is located next to the Almer building, near the Education Department, from 10:45 AM to 1:30 PM and from 5:15 PM to 8:15 PM. Tomorrow, the 6th, the unit will move to the Plaza de la Cultura in San Isidro (10:45 AM to 12:45 PM).
Furthermore, both tomorrow and Friday, the unit will be operational in the pedestrian zone of Evaristo Gómez González street, in El Médano. On Thursday, the hours will be from 5:15 PM to 8:30 PM, and on Friday from 10:45 AM to 1:30 PM and from 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM.
The Directorate General of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy reminds the public that donating blood is a selfless act that takes only a few minutes and can be crucial for patients needing transfusions due to surgical procedures, accidents, cancer treatments, or various illnesses. The public is encouraged to take advantage of this campaign.
Additionally, there are fixed donation points in Tenerife. In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, at Méndez Núñez, donations are accepted Monday to Friday from 9:15 AM to 8:15 PM. At the Health Center of San Isidro, Granadilla de Abona, the hours are Monday to Friday from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM and from 2:15 PM to 7:30 PM.
Hospitals also have donation points: the University Hospital of the Canary Islands (walk-in, Sunday to Friday and holidays from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM; Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM and from 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM) and the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, except holidays).
Other locations include Hospiten Bellevue in Puerto de la Cruz (by appointment, Monday to Friday from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM) and the Hospital San Juan de Dios on the road to Santa Cruz 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 sixty for a first-time donation), weigh over fifty kilograms, be in good general health, and not be pregnant. For more information, call 900 234 061 or visit efectodonacion.com.
