Knoxville Hospital and Clinics and LifeServe Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Thursday.

This drive will be held at the hospital from 1:00-5:00 pm at the learning center. LifeServe Blood Center is the sole supplier of all blood and blood products to patients who entrust their care to Knoxville Hospital and Clinics.

The partnership between LifeServe and Knoxville Hospital and Clinics allows residents and community members the opportunity to save lives in their neighborhood. Mikayla Niemeier with Lifeserve says these blood products are crucial.

“People don’t think about it until the moment that someone they know needs it. At that point it takes a process to get the blood to the hospital. That is why we need donors coming in. Blood has an expiration date too which I think people don’t realize. Red blood cells expire after 42 days so it’s really important that we have people consistently donating every two months.” 

For more information about blood donation or to schedule an appointment to donate blood visit lifeservebloodcenter.org.