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Businesses play vital role in assuring adequate blood supply.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-JAN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Businesses play vital role in assuring adequate blood supply.(Healthcare Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
Business blood drives save lives. A lot of them. The Mississippi Blood Services reports that about 55% of the blood in the Mississippi Blood Services system comes from mobile blood drives that are primarily based at businesses.

"Businesses are a huge part of the solution," said Kelly Scrivner, manager of communications and public relations for Mississippi Blood Services. "They are supporting their community. They are helping save lives. Their own employees are customers, as well. It is everyone's business to help save lives, and we appreciate the support of all the businesses in the community that hold blood drives with us."

Giving blood usually takes anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour because of the questions and all the screening processes. It can disrupt the work day to do blood drives, but efforts are made to make it as convenient as possible. One solution is bringing the blood drive to the business.

"We have community representatives who help set up the blood drive," Scrivner said. "They work with the...

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