The General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) will carry out a blood donation campaign tomorrow in Vecindario, aiming to facilitate collaboration from both the Civil Guard barracks personnel and the local population.
The mobile unit will be operational at Calle Doctor Negrín, 10, in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
Regarding fixed blood extraction points, the General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy makes its headquarters available to the public at Calle Alfonso XIII in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, open from Monday to Wednesday, 8:15 AM to 9:00 PM (except holidays). This location also has a donor access ramp.
The fixed point in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, located in the annex of the Vecindario Health Center, will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:15 PM to 8:15 PM, Tuesdays from 9:15 AM to 1:15 PM and from 5:15 PM to 8:15 PM, and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:15 AM to 1:15 PM.
Donations can also be made at other fixed points within the hospital network without prior appointment. The Insular Hospital will attend donors from Monday to Friday, 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM; the Maternal and Child Hospital from Monday to Friday, 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM; and the Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín University Hospital from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Additionally, at Hospiten Roca San Agustín, donations are accepted on Fridays from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, by appointment at 928 301 012 (option 8).
To donate blood, individuals must meet basic requirements: be between eighteen and 65 years old (up to sixty for a first-time donation), weigh over fifty kilograms, be in generally good health, and not be pregnant. For any queries, the toll-free donor helpline is 900 234 061 or consult efectodonacion.com.
