
San Antonio’s 120-gallon-plus blood donors encourage others to give
All-star trio has given 372 gallons through the years at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center – and they’re still donating.

All-star trio has given 372 gallons through the years at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center – and they’re still donating.

Multiple generations of Barbara Olsen’s family witnessed a rolling tribute to her on March 12 with the dedication of the Homer Olsen Family bloodmobile for the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.

The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center will extend operating hours at its seven donor rooms beginning Friday as the weather improves in an attempt to make up more than 2,800 donations lost this week because of the severe winter weather.
South Texas Blood & Tissue Center needing 2,000 donors to make up shortfall from weather closures, according to San Antonio Metro Health The unprecedented winter weather has

All South Texas Blood & Tissue Center donor rooms will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 and all blood drives that day will be canceled because of the severe winter weather across South Texas.

Virtually everyone in a study in the United Kingdom who had COVID-19 still had antibodies to it in their systems three months after recovering, and almost nine in 10 had them after six months.

The first-of-its-kind civilian program to provide low-titer O-positive whole blood for emergency use, of which the Brothers in Arms program from the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is a key component, has been highlighted in the latest edition of the journal Military Medicine.

The 2021 Red & White Ball will support the buildout of a new donor room and equipment to improve the donor experience and expand blood collection opportunities in the high-growth area on San Antonio’s far north side.

Rocha Garcia thanked staff at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center and The Foundation board for supporting the community through a difficult year.

National blood shortages can have dramatic impact on local patients here in South Texas On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the South Texas Blood

The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center declared District 7 the winner of the “SA District Challenge” competition, featuring blood drives hosted by each of the 10 City Council districts between Jan. 19-22.