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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Do something for perfect strangers this Valentine’s season by donating the gift of life, and receive a great gift in return. More than 40 local hospitals count on us for the blood, platelets, and plasma their patients need. You can help by participating in our Spread the Love Blood Drive February 1 – 5, 2021, […]