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Recent News Articles

South Texas Blood & Tissue Center plans multiple drives next week in large venues to allow social distancing

Donors must make appointments to manage flow and avoid crowding; need for blood continues during pandemic
March 27, 2020

Blood donation has been designated an essential public health activity, and South Texas Blood & Tissue Center needs the community to continue to donate blood to prevent blood shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, a subsidiary of nonprofit BioBridge Global, has scheduled several blood drives in the next week at locations large enough to accommodate social distancing.

The locations include community centers, hotel meeting rooms, and church gyms or meeting rooms. They are replacing more than 100 blood drives canceled at schools, churches, businesses and other organizations throughout South Texas in the past 14 days.

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Blood donation included in list of exempted activities under San Antonio’s mandatory ‘stay at home’ order

Social distancing measures in place at donation sites; All blood donors required to make appointments to manage flow and avoid crowding
March 24, 2020

blood_donatio_exemptionBecause blood donation has been designated an essential activity necessary for maintaining the blood supply, blood banks are included on the list of Health Care Services and activities that are exempted from the “Stay Home Work Safe Measures” announced yesterday by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County.

The announcement was included in the Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, which goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. today. This exemption allows donors and employees of BioBridge Global and the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, a subsidiary of BioBridge Global, to continue with the lifesaving activities involved in giving and collecting blood and in providing it to hospitals and patients in our community.

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Week-long blood drive to be held in effort to build blood supply amid coronavirus concerns

Venue allows for proper social distancing; donors required to make appointments to manage flow and avoid crowding
March 23, 2020

stbtc_shrine_smThe South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC), Alzafar Shriners, and South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital are hosting a community blood drive in an effort to build a 15-20 day blood supply amid coronavirus concerns.

The drive will be at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, in north San Antonio near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Highway 281, from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

The San Antonio Shrine Auditorium allows for the recommended social distancing between donor beds and in waiting areas.

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Week-long blood drive to be held in effort to build blood supply amid coronavirus concerns

Venue allows for proper social distancing; donors required to make appointments to manage flow and avoid crowding
March 21, 2020

The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC), Alzafar Shriners, and South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital are hosting a community blood drive in an effort to build a 15-20 day blood supply amid coronavirus concerns.

The drive will be at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, in north San Antonio near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Highway 281, from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

The San Antonio Shrine Auditorium allows for the recommended social distancing between donor beds and in waiting areas.

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UPDATE: Alamodome Blood Drive extended through Friday

Venue allows for proper social distancing; all donors will be required to make appointments to manage flow and avoid crowding
March 16, 2020
The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center has teamed up with the City of San Antonio to hold a special community blood drive at the Alamodome this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The Alamodome was selected because it allows for the recommended social distancing between donor beds and in waiting areas.

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