BRIEFLY COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED.LANCASTER - High Desert Medical Group and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital will host a community blood drive aimed at increasing hospital blood supplies by at least 150 pints. Volunteers wishing to donate blood should visit the hospital's Blood Donor Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. No appointment is necessary. The center is in the Outpatient Services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples Lobby next to the laboratory at the hospital, 1600 W. Ave. J. Leaders of the two organizations said they want to heighten height·en v. height·ened, height·en·ing, height·ens v.tr. 1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify. 2. To make high or higher; raise. v.intr. awareness of the need for volunteer blood donors and to help the community avoid the blood shortages faced elsewhere. ``The recent wildfires remind us that disaster can strike at any time and that our community can be isolated from outside help - another reason why it's imperative that our local blood supplies are adequate,'' said Dr. Don Parazo, a hospital trustee and assistant medical director at High Desert Medical Group. All blood donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. at Antelope Valley Hospital stays in the Antelope Valley. Last year, Antelope Valley Hospital patients used 8,114 pints of blood or blood products, up 10 percent from prior years. Donors will get a designated donor parking spot, free cholesterol check, blood type check, and a thank-you gift. Drawing a pint pint: see English units of measurement. of blood takes approximately 10 minutes but donors should allow one hour for the entire process. Donors must be at least 18 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health with no unstable health conditions. Regular donors must allow at least eight weeks between donations. For more information, call the hospital Blood Donor Services at (661) 949-5622. - Daily News Palmdale seniors' dinner `cruise' PALMDALE - Tickets are on sale at the Palmdale Senior Center for an ocean cruise-themed Sunset Dinner Cruise. The semiformal sem·i·for·mal adj. 1. Moderately formal: a semiformal dance. 2. Suitable or appropriate for a moderately formal occasion: semiformal attire. Adj. dinner for persons age 55 and older will be 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the center. Tickets are $7 per person. Beverly Jensen and The Music Connection will offer musical entertainment. Seniors can enjoy dancing, casino games Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. In a casino game, the players gamble casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are available in online casinos, where permitted by law. and raffle drawings. Tickets must be purchased no later than Aug. 18. The Palmdale Senior Center is at 1002 E. Avenue Q-12. For more information, call (661) 267-5551. - Daily News |
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