TISSUE CENTER

A nurse at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center donated bone marrow to a girl in need in London 18 years ago. Now the two are bonded for life.

It’s the season of giving and the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center needs your help.

click to enlarge Facebook / South Texas Blood & Tissue Center - Donor PavilionA donor gives blood at a South Texas Blood and Tissue Center site. The pandemic-forced cancellation of campus drives has sent South Texas' blood supply plummeting.San Antonio-based South Texas Blood and Tissue Center , which supplies blood to hospitals in 40 counties, estimates the pandemic will prevent it from collecting 8,500 donations this fall. During a normal year, school-related drives provide up to a quarter of all donations for the center. Due to the dwindling supply, the center is only able to fulfill half of the type O blood requested by hospitals, according to Gomez.The South Texas blood supply has been inadequate since the onset of the pandemic. That's meant pausing campus visits from outside organizations, including blood banks.Blood donations are required for treatment of medical conditions including anemia, cancer and blood disorders.

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center holds emergency blood drive MondayPublished: September 14, 2020, 6:21 pmThe South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is holding an emergency blood drive in an effort to rebuild its local supply.

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SAN ANTONIO As requests for COVID-19 convalescent plasma spiked in late spring and early summer, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center needed more support, so a team from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston stepped in and played a crucial role in collecting and distributing convalescent plasma. Twelve soldiers spent 30 days helping at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center. Freed was part of the team of soldiers that helped at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center in San Antonio. Freed said this job also helped soldiers gain experience for future deployments where they would need to collect blood during a mass casualty event. They expect to help the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center again.

'We are in a shortage': South Texas Blood and Tissue Center in critical need of donationsVictor Castillo, 32, sets up Michelle Martinez, 36, who is donating blood Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The city and South Texas Blood and Tissue Center are holding a three-day blood drive at the Alamodome from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21-23. less Victor Castillo, 32, sets up Michelle Martinez, 36, who is donating blood Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The city and South Texas Blood and Tissue Center are holding a three-day blood drive at the Alamodome from 9 ... more Photo: Jerry Lara /Staff Photographer Photo: Jerry Lara /Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 'We are in a shortage': South Texas Blood and Tissue Center in critical need of donations 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThe South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is running low on its blood supply, a cause for concern now that non-emergency surgeries are happening again, the center's chief operating officer said Sunday during the City of San Antonio's COVID-19 briefing. The center estimates it needs 500 donors a day to keep up with the current demand for South Texas patients. I encourage everyone to support our neighbors by donating during the Alamodome blood drive.

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center holding blood drive amid critical shortagePublished: March 17, 2020, 5:18 pmAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is holding a blood drive to keep up with demand

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center holding blood drive at AlamodomePublished: March 17, 2020, 5:13 pmAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is holding a blood drive to keep up with demand

San Antonians answer call for help by donating bloodVictor Castillo, 32, sets up Michelle Martinez, 36, who is donating blood Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The city and South Texas Blood and Tissue Center are holding a three-day blood drive at the Alamodome. Victor Castillo, 32, sets up Michelle Martinez, 36, who is donating blood Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The city and South Texas Blood and Tissue Center are holding a three-day blood drive at the Alamodome. Photo: Jerry Lara /Staff Photographer Photo: Jerry Lara /Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close San Antonians answer call for help by donating blood 1 / 13 Back to GallerySan Antonians seeking to help out during the coronavirus outbreak heeded the call to donate blood Tuesday.