News Release

Mercy Clinton Partners with New Blood Supplier

Clinton, IA- Mercy Medical Center-Clinton has recently partnered with the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. Starting July 1st, 2004 Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be the exclusive supplier of Mercy Medical Center-Clinton’s blood supply.

One out of 10 people entering the hospital will need blood!
The amount of blood needed varies according to the type of surgery and the individual involved. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center provides, through volunteer donors, quality blood products and blood related therapies to patients in need throughout our region and beyond.

The Blood Center is committed to helping patients by servicing hospitals throughout eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Once local needs are met, the Blood Center routinely assists other hospitals and blood centers throughout the United States through resource sharing.

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center and its division, Southeast Iowa Blood Center, operate on a “community responsibility” philosophy, which is based on the belief that people donate blood not only for themselves and their families, but for anyone who needs it, whenever and wherever it is needed. This desire to help others by donating blood on a regular basis assures the availability of blood and blood products for a growing number or patients in our community and our nation. It is becoming especially important as the demand for blood is growing more rapidly than the pool of blood donors.

Please support the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center through the local community blood drives. The blood you donate to the Blood Center comes back to help your family and friends at Mercy Medical Center-Clinton. Please help us save lives in our community and nationwide. For more information on Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center visit their website at www.bloodcenter.org.