Hello New Beginnings Community!
In partnership with Canadian Blood Services, we are reaching out to you for support in filling the urgent need for blood donations in this uncertain time. There has been a noticeable drop in appointments across Canada, and as some provinces start to open up their doors and start reinstating elective surgeries once again, this will add additional pressure to the blood supply. This is very worrying as Canadian patients and their loved ones rely on us to keep the blood supply strong.
Blood products are needed every minute of every day, especially for those undergoing surgery, cancer treatments, or who have been involved in traumas such as motor vehicle accidents.
The Canadian Blood Services needs your help in sharing this message with your family and friends.
The Canadian Blood Services needs your help in sharing this message with your family and friends.
On behalf of Canadian Patients, thank you again for your continued support. Together, we are Canada’s Lifeline!
Wellness Measures
Given their unique role within Canadian healthcare, they are committed to welcoming donors to collection centres during a pandemic. The following enhanced wellness measures are in effect throughout all of our donor centres:
- Only healthy people are eligible to donate blood. All prospective donors are screened for any symptoms of illness.
- As they would for flu symptoms or other illnesses, they ask donors to stay at home if they are not feeling well, since only healthy people are eligible to donate blood.
- In addition to routine cleaning, infection-control and screening practices, in light of recent developments with COVID-19 they have introduced enhanced cleaning measures, wellness stations and physical distancing measures to better protect anyone who comes through our doors (i.e. donors and staff).
- To further mitigate the risk of asymptomatic COVID-19 infected donors entering our collections events, Canadian Blood Services is moving temperature checks for donors from the screening booths to our active wellness checkpoints.
- They are also installing plexiglass barriers at our wellness checkpoints and at the donor screening locations in our donor centres.
- In compliance with the Public Health Agency of Canada to enable physical distancing, at this time, they can only welcome people with appointments.
How to Donate
If you’re in general good health, please book and honour your appointment to help patients. Download the GiveBlood app, call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book now at Book to Donate a Blood page.
More information on COVID-19 is also available at Canadian Blood Services – COVID-19 Information.
When and Where to Donate?
The schedules indicated are available in Oshawa, at 1300 Harmony Rd. N.
Monday
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Tuesday
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Wednesday
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Thursday
4:00PM - 8:00PM
Friday
9:00AM - 1:00PM
Saturday
8:00AM - 2:00PM
Other Locations to Donate
For additional locations, please visit Donor Centre Hours & Locations page.
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