Tag Archives: transfusion

Bleed Blue Blood Drive 2022

May 14, 2021

June 6-10 at Northwest Arkansas Donor Centers Community Blood Center of the Ozarks and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals are hosting our 15th annual Bleed Blue Blood Drive at CBCO’s Bentonville and Springdale donor centers! While supplies last, each Bleed Blue Blood Drive donor will receive: A voucher for two dugout premium seats to a Naturals […]

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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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Rare disorder requires frequent blood transfusions for Goodman, Missouri, woman

February 26, 2018

Life is hectic at the Goodman, Missouri, home of Tina and Larry Waits. The house is bustling non-stop with their five teenagers. With school, sports, activities, and all five driving, it’s enough to make anyone’s head spin. But Tina reached a point several years ago where the head-spinning became a major concern. “All of a […]

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Erin Fers two blood transfusions emergency cesarean section

Emergency C-section Leads to Blood Transfusions for First-time Mom

April 26, 2017

Twenty hours into labor, Erin Fers (pronounced Fears), of Marshfield, Missouri, learned her baby was large enough that a natural delivery was no longer an option. She would need to undergo an emergency Cesarean section. Along with feeling joy when she and Chance Lafferty welcomed Lillian into the world on October 5, 2010, Erin felt […]

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