Happy National Blood Donor Month!
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Community Blood Center teamed up with elected officials and hospital leaders to celebrate National Blood Donor Month, encouraging blood donations and aiming to end blood shortages in the region. A joint press conference was held on Friday, January 5th at CBC’s headquarters.
In attendance were several elected officials and hospitals leaders, including:
- Mayor Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, MO
- Missouri State Senator Lauren Arthur
- Missouri State Representatives Ashley Aune, Aaron Crossley, Patty Lewis, Kemp Strickler, and Emily Weber
- Kansas State Representatives Chris Croft and Jarrod Ousley
- Children’s Mercy President & CEO, Paul Kempinski
- North Kansas City Hospital CEO, Dr. Stephen Reintjes
- AdventHealth CEO, Sam Huenergardt and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lisa Hays
- St. Joseph Medical Center CEO, Jodi Fincher
The event was recorded. View the event recording. Additionally, it received media coverage from all broadcast TV stations in Kansas City:
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