MEDIA ADVISORY: Inova Blood Donor Services Seeking Donations during Spring Break for DMV

WHO: Inova Blood Donor Services (IBDS)

WHAT:  With students and faculty away from schools during spring break, IBDS is seeking blood donations from the community to assist with the region’s blood supply.

About 20% of the region’s blood supply come from area high school students through school blood drives. As students are now off from school, donations from community members are essential to maintaining a stable and adequate blood supply in the coming week, which can help save lives and ensure patient needs continue to be met.

WHEN: Now or at the upcoming Peeps Donation Event – Friday, April 7, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Donate at one of the three Inova Blood Donor Services centers and save a life.

CentreMed Donor Center
6201 Centreville Road (Route 28)
Centreville, VA  20121

Dulles Donor Center
45745 Nokes Blvd. #160
Sterling, VA 20166

Woodburn Donor Center
3289 Woodburn Road, #010
Annandale, VA 22003

Learn more and sign up at inovablood.org, or call 1-866-BLOODSAVES.

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About Inova
Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare – every time, every touch – to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve. Inova’s 20,000 team members care for patients through more than 2 million visits annually across an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes.  

Inova’s five hospitals are consistently recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in healthcare.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Its hospitals have a total of 1,936 licensed beds. More information and statistics about Inova can be found at www.inova.org. 

About Inova Blood Donor Services
Inova Blood Donor Services plays a critical role in the region by supporting the majority of hospitals in the Washington, DC, region, including all Inova hospitals, with a safe and adequate blood supply for patients in the community we serve.  To support the needs of the region, Inova Blood Donor Services must collect 200 units a day from generous blood, platelet, plasma and double red cell donors.