Yvonne Ortega, Manager of Mobile Operations at South Texas Blood & Tissue, was 23 weeks pregnant with her first child when she felt sick and went to the emergency room.
Every April, South Texas Blood & Tissue celebrates National Donate Life Month with dedicated events, social media posts and commemorative activities to honor those who have given the ultimate gift of life and to encourage the community to register to be organ, eye, and tissue donors.
All blood donors will receive a Fiesta medal and bragging rights for their district by participating in the “SA Challenge” For the fifth time since
To celebrate Fiesta, all blood donors in April will receive the exclusive South Texas Blood & Tissue 2023 Fiesta medal. Measuring nearly one foot long, the medal is a statement piece for collectors.
Blood donation center to be relocated next to H-E-B Plus in Victoria; M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation grant to fund new bloodmobile for area
From an early age, David Menchaca’s creativity shone through in so much of what he did.
From learning to play violin at the age of 4 to creating Lego masterpieces, David was a musician, a writer, and most of all, he was known as a caring friend and an “advocate” to those around him.
Intentionally or not, we all leave behind pieces of ourselves during our lives that others remember us by – even after death.
While others are hitting the beaches or heading to theme parks, people like William Daugherty are needing blood transfusions as part of treatment for cancer.
EMS team, trauma doctor greet 10-year-old patient Besides meeting some of her blood donors, Uvalde shooting survivor Mayah Zamora and her parents also were reunited
Groundbreaking whole blood system provides 22-county safety net for trauma victims The whole-blood transfusion system saving trauma victims’ lives across South Texas is the product
Heart from the start The first two women to donate in the newly rebranded Heroes in Arms program share a deep commitment to the lifesaving program.
Meeting also marks South Texas Blood & Tissue’s fifth anniversary of program designed to boost trauma survival A 10-year-old survivor of the Uvalde school shooting