Penn Medicine announces December blood drives in Lancaster County

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health has announced its December Community blood drives.

The drives will be offered every week at different locations throughout the county and the Blood Donor Center at the Suburban Pavilion.

Blood that is donated will remain within Lancaster County to benefit members of the community.

To donate blood, individuals must be in good health (meaning free of flu, cold, and nausea symptoms for at least three days), at least 16 years old with parental consent, and no older than 79. Donors must also weigh at least 110 pounds.

Donors should also be well-hydrated and eat a substantial meal no more than four hours before donating. They will also need to bring a form of ID.

Penn Medicine is encouraging donors to make appointments at our Blood Drive locations, by calling 717-544-0170 or scheduling online.

Appointments at the Blood Donor Center, located at 2104 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 202, 2^nd Floor, Lancaster can also be made by calling 717-544-0170 and choosing option 1, or by visiting LGHealth.org/GiveBlood.

December 2023 blood drives dates and locations:            

• 12/5       Tues       7am-2pm           LGH James St. 3^rd Floor Common Area, 555 Duke St. Lancaster, PA 17602

• 12/6         Wed       2pm-7pm           Witmer Fire Protection Association, 455 Mt. Sydney Rd. Witmer, PA 17585

• 12/7         Thurs    2pm-7pm           Alliance Church of Elizabethtown, 455 Cloverleaf Rd. Elizabethtown, PA 17022

• 12/12       Tue        2pm-7pm           Hosanna Church, 29 Green Acre Rd. Lititz, PA 17543

• 12/13       Wed       2pm-8pm           Kinzer Fire Company, 3521 Lincoln Highway East KInzers, PA 17535

• 12/19       Tue        2pm-7pm           Bird in Hand Fire Company, 313 Enterprise Drive Bird in Hand, PA 17505

• 12/20       Wed       11am-6pm         Oromo Evangelical Church, 6020 Lemon Street East Petersburg, PA 17520

• 12/21       Thurs     2pm-8pm           Bart Fire Company, 11 Furnace Road Quarryville, PA 17566

• 12/27       Wed       2pm-8pm           Caernarvon Fire Company, 2145 Main Street Narvon, PA 17555

• 12/28       Thurs     2pm-7pm           Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 East Lincoln Highway Lancaster, PA 17602