Events Calendar

Come donate at the Corridor Corporate Games Blood Drive happening Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fountain Lobby of the General Hospital (Elevator C, Level 1).  Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Sign up for an appointment at uihc.org/degowin or call the DeGowin Blood Center at 319-356-2058.  With prior authorization from your supervisor, employees are allowed up to one hour for whole blood and two hours for platelet donations without reduction in pay or benefits.  Please help support the transfusion needs of the patients at UI Hospitals & Clinics. Approximately 24,000 blood products are transfused each year.

Donate the gift of life and help the University of Iowa win this year’s blood donation challenge! 

Blood Donation Challenge

• Started May 1, 2019 and will go through July 31, 2019.
• Drives sponsored by a University employee or hosted in a University of Iowa location will be able to count all presenting donors, regardless of company affiliation. 
• Employees can donate at the DeGowin Blood Center or at blood drives (on or off campus).  Donors must register yourself and your company name when you come in to donate.
• DeGowin will keep a tally of each registered donor.  Totals will be added up after July 31st. 
• At the end of the challenge, whichever company from each division has the most presenting donors wins the “CCG Blood Donation Challenge Award.”
• The winning companies in each division will receive an award at the CCG Awards Ceremony on Friday, August 30th during FRYfest. 
• For more information about the Corridor Corporate Games go online to www.corridorcorporategames.org. 

General Donor Information

• Donors must bring a photo I.D. when they donate.
• Be in general good health.
• Be at least 17 years old or 16 with special consent.
• Be cold and flu symptom free for 5 days.
• Eat a full meal within 4 hours of donation.
• Drink plenty of fluids before donating.
• It is recommended to increase the amount of salt in your diet the day prior to donating.
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Bring a list of current medications.
• Bring a list of places visited outside the U.S. in the past 3 years, including travel dates.

Upcoming University of Iowa CCG Blood Drives

• Wednesday, May 22 ? 9:30AM-2:30PM ? UI Health Care Support Services ? HSSB Lower Level Training Gala
• Thursday, May 30 ? 10AM-2PM ? Science Thursday ? MERF Atrium
• Thursday, June 6 ? 11AM-2PM ? UI Health Care – Iowa River Landing ? Lower Level Conference Room
• Thursday, June 20 ? 10AM-3PM ? General Hospital ? Fountain Lobby (Elevator C, Level 1)
• Thursday, June 27 ? 10AM-2PM ? Old Capitol Mall ? 2nd Floor Room UCC 2520 BCD
• Monday, July 1 ? 10AM-3PM ? General Hospital ? Fountain Lobby (Elevator C, Level 1)
• Wednesday, July 10 ? 10AM-2PM ? Iowa Memorial Union ? 3rd Floor Room #337
• Thursday, July 18 ? 10AM-3PM ? General Hospital ? Fountain Lobby (Elevator C, Level 1)
• Tuesday, July 30 ? 11AM-3PM ? State Hygienic Laboratory (Oakdale) ? Lower Level Conference Room

For more information and a list of other upcoming drives near you go to uihc.org/degowin and click on “Start Your Donation Today”.