Baptist Health Paducah to host two-day blood drive

FOX23 News at 9 p.m

PADUCAH, Ky., (KBSI) — Baptist Health Paducah will partner with the Kentucky Blood Center to host a two-day blood drive later this month.

The blood drive will be held in the Barnes Auditorium on the second floor of the Heart Center at Baptist Health Paducah, located at 2501 Kentucky Ave.

Donation times are scheduled for:

• 3 to 5:30 p.m. June 24
•  7 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25

Donors will receive a “United We Give” T-shirt and a voucher for a free pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream while supplies last.

Appointments are encouraged and can be made through the Kentucky Blood Center.

Officials said blood donations are needed to help maintain the region’s blood supply and support patients requiring lifesaving transfusions.