The campaign will take place in Arucas until Friday, September 18, with a mobile unit located at Calle Fernando Caubín Ponce. Donation hours will be from 10:00 to 13:45 and from 17:00 to 20:45.
Additionally, another mobile unit will be in the Cardones neighborhood, on Calle Fernando Marrero, today and tomorrow. Today's hours are from 17:00 to 20:45, and tomorrow, Tuesday, from 10:00 to 13:45 and from 17:00 to 20:45.
On Friday the 18th, the unit will move to the Plaza de la Iglesia de Sanidad, with the same schedule. The campaign will continue at this location on Monday, September 21.
Next week, the mobile unit will be stationed in El Puertillo, in front of the Mercado garage, on Thursday and Friday during morning and afternoon hours.
The SCS reminds the public of the importance of blood donation as a voluntary and anonymous act that helps maintain the necessary reserves for hospitals.
Regarding fixed donation points in Gran Canaria, the main center is located at Calle Alfonso XIII, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, open Monday to Friday from 9:15 to 20:30.
The fixed point in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, at the annex of the Vecindario Health Center, has specific hours from Monday to Friday, varying between morning and afternoon.
Other fixed hospital points include the Insular Hospital (Monday to Friday, 10:30 to 19:30), the Maternal and Child Hospital (Monday to Friday, 10:30 to 14:00), and the Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín University Hospital (Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 19:30).
At Hospiten Roca San Agustín, donations can be made on Fridays from 8:00 to 14:00, by appointment.
Basic requirements for blood donation include being between eighteen and 65 years old (sixty for a first-time donation), weighing over fifty kilograms, and being in good general health. For more information, call 900 234 061 or visit efectodonacion.com.
