Every two seconds a patient in the United States needs a blood transfusion. As the single largest supplier of blood products to hospitals in the U.S., the American Red Cross is seeking volunteer transportation specialist to help deliver lifesaving blood products to hospitals for patients in need.
Transportation specialist help ensure that blood products are available when and where they are needed for patients with serious medical conditions. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood or platelets. The Southern Red Cross provides blood deliveries to 130+ hospitals throughout the region.
“Transporting blood products is an integral part of fulfilling the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross,” said Diamond LeSane, Volunteer manager for Southern Region. “If driving and providing exemplary customer service is something you enjoy, we want to hear from you.”
Volunteer Shifts will originate in Douglasville and include travel around the state of Georgia. Training and use of Red Cross vehicles will be provided.
Volunteers must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Have a valid driver’s license with a minimum of three years driving experience
- Be able to verify a safe driving record with insurance
- Be able to lift boxes of lifesaving blood products of up to 45 pounds for hospital deliveries
- Be available to volunteer for to four hour shifts per month (flexible schedules available)
Those interested in learning more or applying can visit http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer or call 770-852-4110/ 770-852-4126.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotion support to the victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American Public to perform it’s mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter @RedCross.
