Blood drive success: More than 50 Mobile County Health Department staff gave blood



Mark Bryant, a new employee in Primary Care, holds up the T-shirt he
received for donating blood at the Mobile County Health Department.



More than 50 Mobile County Health Department staff members took part in a blood drive Friday, July 12, with LIFESouth Community Blood Center, according to event organizer Sheila St. Onge. Besides getting cool T-shirts, full-time employees who made successful donations will also receive four hours of compensatory time.

Full time employees may still donate blood at the LIFESouth Donor Center at 967 Hillcrest Road. Business hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The center is closed on Sundays. Call the center at 251-706-1470 to make appointments for donations and for directions. You may also use LIFESouth’s Daphne Donor Center (621-9644).

To receive compensatory time, full-time employees making successful donations on the LIFESouth bus must sign out after making their donation. Employees making successful donations at the Hillcrest Road or Daphne Donor Centers must do so by July 20, 2013 and must obtain a proof of donation slip from the donor center.  The proof of donation slip should be sent to Sheila St. Onge in Community Education Programs (Keeler Building, Room 324.) Employees must submit proof of donation slip no later than Friday, July 26, 2013 to receive compensatory time.