Blood Donors Needed In Tucson Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon

TUCSON, AZ — The coronavirus pandemic has put many things on hold for the past year, but the need for local blood donations hasn’t ebbed.

The pandemic, combined with severe weather in much of the country, has challenged the nation's blood supply. All blood types are needed, especially type O.

In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental consent. Donors 18 years old and younger need to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Red Cross blood drives follow coronavirus safety protocols including temperature screening, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Tucson area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 3/24/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tucson University Park Hotel, Tucson University Park Hotel, 880 E 2nd St (Tucson)
• 3/24/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tucson Public Works Building, 201 N. Stone Ave (Tucson)
• 3/25/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Residence Inn, 2660 E. Medina Road (Tucson)
• 3/25/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Donor Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd #207 (Tucson)
• 3/25/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Carondelet Saint Joseph's Hospital, 350 N. Wilmot Rd. (Tucson)
• 3/25/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/26/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/26/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/26/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tucson Public Works Building, 201 N. Stone Ave (Tucson)
• 3/26/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, 3601 S. 6th Ave (Tucson)
• 3/27/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/27/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/28/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/28/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/28/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Rise Combat Sports, 7131 E Tanque Verde Road (Tucson)
• 3/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/29/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/29/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/30/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Cesar Chavez Building, 1110 E James E. Rogers Way (Tucson)
• 3/30/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/30/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Flowing Wells High School, 3725 N. Flowing Wells Road (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Foothills Mall Blood Donation Center, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. Ste 207 (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Zimmermann Chiropractic, 800 N. Swan Road, Ste. 130 (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., University of Arizona Medical Center - South Campus, 2800 E. Ajo Way (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross Tucson Headquarters, 3470 E. Universal Way (Tucson)
• 3/31/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 4/1/2021: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 4/1/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Caterpillar Tucson, 875 W Cushing St. (Tucson)
• 4/1/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., ARC Blood Donation Center - Foothills, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd #207 (Tucson)
• 4/1/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Red Cross Blood Services, 3470 E Universal Way (Tucson)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Tucson area, or search for others nearby.

Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the American Red Cross. The local blood drives included in the list are limited to those in the Red Cross data. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com. Know of another blood drive coming up in your area? You can add it to the Patch calendar using this form.

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Appointments can be made via the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, online or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

The Red Cross is testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The antibodies may indicate a person's immune system developed antibodies in response to a coronavirus infection or a vaccine. Plasma from whole blood donations that tests positive for high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used in convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available to donors within two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity, according to the Red Cross.