Student Health Services hosts blood drive July 29

July 03, 2025

Student Health Services hosts blood drive July 29

SIU Carbondale’s Student Health Services is hosting a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, July 29.

The blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Health Center, Room 111. Online registration is available at redcrossblood.org and then entering SIUCStudentHealthCtr in the “make an appointment” section.

“Student Health Services is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,” said Shelly Ridgeway, Student Health Services assistant director. “This blood drive is our way of giving staff, colleagues and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.”

Ridgeway noted that blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the United States needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross.

“We urge community members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready,” Ridgeway said.