Two blood centers serving a majority of East Tennessee hospitals will be teaming up to save lives. MEDIC Regional Blood Center based in Knoxville, and Blood Assurance, based in Chattanooga, will be working with the Tennessee Smokies and the Chattanooga Lookouts on a baseball themed competition each hopes will be a home run. On Thursday,…
Zoo Knoxville and MEDIC Regional Blood Center are teaming up to gather lifesaving blood and help support the zoo’s mission all month. Normally, donors would receive a free t-shirt after their donation. This month, though, MEDIC is letting people choose to opt out of the free t-shirt and donate the cost of it directly to…
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is working with two East Tennessee families whose children were hospitalized after being infected with E. coli. In June, several children were treated at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital for E. coli. At least three of those patients received lifesaving blood products as part of their treatment. Now, the community is being…