Tag Archives: CBCO

Joplin Proud Blood Drive Promotes Civic Unity a Decade After a Deadly Storm

May 20, 2021

May 12, 2021 – Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the exclusive provider of blood for patients at all Joplin area hospitals as well as dozens of other area healthcare facilities, will hold the Joplin Proud Blood Drive May 17-21, 2021. The blood drive takes place at CBCO’s Joplin Donor Center, 101 N. Range […]

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CBCO’s Pediatric Donors Help Newborns Like Wyatt

March 29, 2021

February 2017 — Seven weeks before her baby’s due date, Jamie Matney’s perfect pregnancy took a sudden turn. She awoke at 4:00 a.m., feeling a gush. “I thought my water broke,” she said. But she had suffered a placental abruption, a condition in which the placental lining separates from the uterus. Wyatt was born via […]

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Frequent Blood Donor Becomes a Blood Recipient & Meets Two of His Donors

March 3, 2021

Sid McConnell, of Niangua, Missouri, has been a frequent blood donor at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks since 2002. In December 2020, he suddenly became a blood recipient when he underwent a quadruple bypass. While in the hospital, Sid noticed the “Thank The Donor” tags and learned how easy it would be to send […]

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Bleed Greene Blood Drive

June 4, 2020

Bleed Greene Blood Drive – June 9 & 10, 2020 We’re excited to see you at our Springfield Donor Center Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for our first-ever BLEED GREENE BLOOD DRIVE! Donors receive a CBCO Throwback T-shirt and a $5 gift card redeemable at our LifePoints […]

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Bleed Red Blood Drive 2019

February 26, 2019

Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Thomson Donor Center – 220 W. Plainview Rd., Springfield, MO – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Joplin Donor Center – Northpark Mall, Joplin, MO – 11:00 am to 6:00 pm When you schedule your appointment online for the […]

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