Hemoglobin –– what it is, and why it’s replacing Hematocrit in our mini physicals Posted: Sep 17, 2019 | Category: Latest Articles Hct, Hgb, and other fun acronyms! Each time you attempt to donate blood or platelets, you'll receive a mini physical to ensure that you're well enough to give on that… Read More
What are platelets and why do we need them? Posted: Feb 01, 2018 | Category: Latest Articles WARNING: The following contains science-y things. But give it a chance—it’s important! Long story short, we need more platelet donors. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what the heck platelets even are,… Read More
Staff Stories: Meet Sean Posted: Aug 08, 2017 | Category: Latest Articles So, we're a little biased, but we think y'all are in for a real treat today. We're starting a new blog series to help our community get a better idea… Read More
Meet Our Donors: Paul’s Story Posted: Jul 31, 2017 | Category: Spotlight Meet Paul Konichek. Paul is a retired educator, an avid mountain climber, and one of our regular blood donors. We recently sat down with him to learn a little bit… Read More
Are y’all ready to BATTLE it out? Posted: Jun 23, 2017 | Category: Spotlight We are SO EXCITED to announce that the tenth annual Battle of the Badges blood drive competition among the Austin Fire Department, Austin Police Department, and Austin-Travis County EMS will… Read More
