The General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy of the SCS has installed a mobile unit in La Cuesta, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to facilitate blood donation. It will be operational until tomorrow Tuesday during morning and afternoon hours.
The Canary Health Service has launched a mobile blood donation unit today in the La Cuesta neighbourhood, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The extraction point will remain active until tomorrow Tuesday, as reported by the General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy.
The unit is located at the La Cuesta Post Office and will serve donors from 10:00 to 14:00 in the morning and from 16:45 to 20:45 in the afternoon. The aim is to bring donation closer to local residents and facilitate citizen collaboration.
The SCS reminds that blood cannot be artificially manufactured and that each donation can save or improve the lives of several people. Transfusions are necessary in surgical interventions, oncological treatments, emergencies, and other critical situations.
In addition to this specific campaign, residents in Tenerife can visit fixed donation points scattered across the island. In the capital, the fixed point at Méndez Núñez is open Monday to Friday from 9:15 to 20:15, except on holidays.
In the south of the island, the San Isidro Health Centre in Granadilla de Abona has a fixed point that operates Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 14:15 to 19:30, with parking reserved for donors. The contact number is 677980518.
Hospitals also have donation points. At the University Hospital of the Canary Islands, donations can be made without an appointment from Sunday to Friday and on holidays from 8:30 to 21:30, and on Saturdays from 8:30 to 14:30 and from 15:30 to 20:00. The phone number is 922 678 670.
At the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, the hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 20:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 to 13:00, except on holidays. You can contact them at 922 602 060.
In the north of Tenerife, Hospiten Bellevue in Puerto de la Cruz requires an appointment by calling 922 385 235 (option 1) and operates Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 14:30, except on holidays.
The San Juan de Dios Hospital, on the road from Santa Cruz to La Laguna, is open Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 12:30, also except on holidays.
To donate blood, certain basic requirements must be met: be between 18 and 65 years old (up to 60 for the first donation), weigh more than 50 kilos, be in good general health, and not be pregnant. For any questions, you can call the free phone number 900 234 061 or visit the website efectodonacion.com.
The General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy emphasizes the importance of voluntary and altruistic donation to maintain the reserves of Canary hospitals. The mobile unit in La Cuesta is another opportunity for citizens to contribute to this charitable cause.
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