Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Salt Lake City Area

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The need for local blood donations remains high as the pandemic has challenged the nation’s blood supply.

All blood types are needed, especially type O to refuel the country’s blood stockpile.

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 Salt Lake City area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 4/9/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Foothill Village, 1400 S Foothill Dr., Suite #232 (Salt Lake City)
• 4/9/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Foothill Village, 1400 S Foothill Dr., Suite #232 (Salt Lake City)
• 4/9/2021: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., St. Ann Catholic Church, 450 East 2100 South (Salt Lake City)
• 4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 South West Temple (Salt Lake City)
• 4/14/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Parley's Stake Center, 1870 East Parleys Canyon Blvd (Salt Lake City)
• 4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Home Depot, South Salt Lake, 328 West 2100 South (South Salt Lake)
• 4/16/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Magna Stake, 3100 South 8400 West (Magna)
• 4/19/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Neumont College, 143 South Main Street (Salt Lake City)
• 4/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., University of Utah Student Union, 200 S Central Campus Dr (Salt Lake City)
• 4/20/2021: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Salt Lake International Airport, 3920 W Terminal Drive (Salt Lake City)
• 4/20/2021: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Granger North Stake, 3175 South 3450 West (West Valley City)
• 4/21/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Skyline High School, 3251 East 3760 South (Salt Lake City)
• 4/21/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, 389 South 900 East (Salt Lake City)
• 4/21/2021: 12 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., American Preparatory Academy II, 3636 West 3100 South (West Valley City)

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 at the time the Red Cross data was pulled. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org for the most current listing of drives. 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.