Hours Appointments Emerson Blood Donor Program Emerson Hospital maintains a Blood Donor Program where residents may donate blood to be used in the care of hospital patients.
Blood is essential in the treatment of many illnesses and injuries.
Patients at Emerson Hospital use about 2,200 units of blood each year. More than 400 members of the community donate at Emerson. Even with advances in modern technology, blood cannot be manufactured. You and people like you are the only source of human blood. Anyone in good health, weighing at least 110 pounds, and 17 years of age or older may donate blood at Emerson.