Tag Archives: Springfield MO

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 […]

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 […]

February is Care To Learn month at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks! We’re focusing on each of our 10 non-profit LifePoints Lift partner agencies throughout the year, to help educate the public on the vital work that they each perform. February is Care To Learn’s turn. LifePoints and LifePoints Lift When you donate blood […]

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 […]

Come show your support for local law enforcement at our third annual Blood Drive to Honor Aaron Pearson! This event takes place only at CBCO’s Thomson Donor Center in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, March 20, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All successful donors will receive a T-shirt designed for this event (while supplies […]