Health calls on citizens to come and donate blood, especially during these summer months. In addition, the population is reminded that donation is vital for the supply of blood components to hospitals and for carrying out multiple treatments and surgeries.
The Ministry of Health insists that all those who can donate blood do so at the established points of each autonomous community or city, since it is a simple act, safe for the donor and it is a permanent need for health care.
During the past year, more than one and a half million people between the ages of 18 and 65 donated blood in Spain and 15% did so for the first time. The donations allowed a total of 1,886,500 transfusions to be carried out and 493,000 sick people could be treated.
Fixed points of the capital to donate blood
The hours for donations at the Transfusion Center on Avda/ Manuel Siurot s/n (next to the Virgen del Rocío Hospital) are from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 00 hours on Saturdays. The donation room of the Virgen Macarena Hospital will be closed in July, August and September.
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