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Give local, save local. This is LifeSouth’s motto, and it means that the blood donated in any given community and  its surrounding areas stays in that community to help your neighbors in need. While many blood centers have consolidated and centralized their...

Imagine all the good a single blood donation can do. Blood transfusions save lives in our community every day, giving hope to patients in need as well as their loved ones. Now imagine doing five times as much good with just one donation. That’s the power of platelets!...

One in every 365 African American babies are born with sickle cell disease. These children depend on lifesaving donors to give them a fighting chance. The children’s hospitals LifeSouth serves are the leading sources of care for children with this disease. The...

Approximately 30 percent of all blood transfusions in the U.S. go to cancer patients, who often need them to replace crucial elements of their blood that are damaged or lost during their treatment. Patients who undergo chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or who have a...