Two-day blood drive with Marsh Regional Blood Center sets record
ETSU and Marsh Regional Blood Center hosted a two-day blood drive at the D.P. Culp Student Center, setting a record with 674 donors in response to Hurricane Helene. Each donation has the potential to save up to three lives, with all blood collected staying within Southern Appalachia.
Marsh Regional supplies blood and blood products to 20 regional medical facilities, all regional cancer centers, and five air rescue bases across Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky.
Organizers praised the campus community and donors for their overwhelming generosity, emphasizing the importance of continued donations as recovery efforts remain ongoing.
The Marsh Regional Blood Center has blood drives scheduled throughout the region if you would like to continue supporting regional relief efforts.
East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its world-class health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.
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