Fayette Community Hospital Auxiliary Hosts Blood Drive
October 03, 2004
Fayetteville, GA (Oct. 4, 2004) -- The Fayette Community Hospital (FCH) Auxiliary has teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive on Thursday, October 14, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Hospital’s Community Room. Eligible donors must be 17 years of age or older and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors may give blood every 56 days, or six times a year.
Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. Every day, 34,000 donations are needed in the United States to help save the lives of cancer patients, accident victims, and children with blood disorders, among others. One pint of blood can help save as many as three lives.
To schedule an appointment to donate blood, please call 770-719-7178. It is best to make an appointment, but walk-ins are still welcome.
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About Fayette Community Hospital
Named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® in 2004, Fayette Community Hospital, a 100-bed acute care community hospital located on Highway 54 in Fayetteville, offers 24-hour emergency services, medical and surgical services, as well as diagnostic and rehabilitation services. With over 800 employees and a medical staff of nearly 350 physicians, FCH is a private, not-for-profit organization and a subsidiary of Piedmont Medical Center, which includes Piedmont Hospital, a 500-bed acute tertiary care facility in the north Atlanta community of Buckhead; Mountainside Medical Center, a 35-bed community hospital in Jasper; Piedmont Physicians Group, a 54-member primary care physician group with 15 offices throughout metro Atlanta; and Piedmont Clinic, a 436-member physician network.