Arizona Cardinals Blood Drive On Tuesday Is Full; More Being Planned

To assist in meeting this direly pressing need, the Cardinals are partnering with Dignity Health and Cigna to host a major one-day blood drive at State Farm Stadium on Tuesday, March 31.

All of the initial appointments were filled in the first 24 hours, so the event, which is being coordinated with Scottsdale-based Vitalant (pronounced "vye-TAL-ent" and formerly known as United Blood Services), extended hours and made more appointments available.

Those extra spots were filled in a matter of hours.

The new hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The blood drive was originally scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Cardinals say they are in the process of planning additional events.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Only those who have registered in advance and have a confirmed appointment time will be able to donate on Tuesday.Unfortunately, walk-ups cannot be accommodated.

"The enthusiastic and immediate response from the community for this blood drive has been overwhelming," Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said about the March 31 event. "We are so grateful to those who have registered to donate as well as to our partners at Cigna and Dignity Health and to Vitalant for hosting Tuesday's event. The need is still great and we are in the process of planning additional events to accommodate those who were unable to participate in this initial effort."

Current mandates are to avoid gatherings, but blood donation drives are critical and essential health care activities. The stadium's size and the event's operational set-up will ensure adherence to the necessary physical and social distancing guidelines while still accommodating the greatest possible number of donors.

According to recent reports, nearly 200 Arizona blood drives have been canceled, resulting in the state losing more than 5,000 blood donations for hospital patients.

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