The Canarian Institute of Hemodonation and Hemotherapy (ICHH)under the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islandsrequests citizen collaboration to balance the reserves of blood products of the Canary Islands Transfusion Center during this month of December.
At this time, donations are needed from all blood groups, especially O+ and A+ have registered a notable decline in the stock due to the demand of the last days for treatments and surgical interventions.
The ICHH remember that blood is a perishable product and each of its components has a variable duration, red blood cells have a useful life of 42 days, platelets seven days and plasma two years. This expiration is one of the reasons why it is necessary to maintain a constant number of donations throughout the year.
Protocol for donation
To donate blood you can go directly or make an appointment by calling 012 or 922 470 012 / 928 301 012 (option 8), from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or by filling in the form published on the cover of the web effectodonacion.com. Before going to donate, it is advisable to review the information published on this same web page in the Information and Protocol tab, to familiarize yourself with the established security measures and answer the self-assessment test to check if you can donate blood.
The ICHH recalls that people vaccinated against the covid-19both with one and two doses and the booster dose, can donate blood 48 hours after inoculation.
Operational donation points on the weekend
This weekend you can donate blood without an appointment at Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma.
In Tenerife you can donate at the University Hospital of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and at the University Hospital of Canary Islands on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays and holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
In addition, on Saturday there will be a mobile unit in the Plaza de la Catedral de La Laguna that will be operational from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Lastly, in Tenerife, the fixed point of Multicentro Comercial El Trompo, in La Orotava, will remain open on Saturday, December 10, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For its part, in Gran Canaria you can donate blood on Sunday, December 11 at the mobile unit located on Calle Mayor de Triana, next to the Guirlache pastry shop, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: 00 hours.
Finally, at the University Hospital of La Palma you can donate blood every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Donation points operational next week
Next week the ICHH will set up temporary donation points in the municipalities of Telde, Firgas, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Puerto del Rosario, Arrecife, Guía de Isora, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Arico, El Rosario and San Cristóbal de La Laguna . To these spaces are added the fixed points of the Canary Transfusion Network in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, Granadilla de Abona, La Orotava, the palms from Gran Canaria, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Arrecife, Puerto del Rosario, Valverde, San Sebastián de La Gomera and Breña Alta.
Where to donate in Gran Canaria
From Monday, December 12 to Friday, December 16, an ICHH mobile unit will be operational next to the La Aldea de San Nicolás sports center from 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
In Firgas, the ICHH unit will be in front of the Youth House, on Las Madres 1 highway. On Monday the 12th the hours will be from 4:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. and from Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. :15 and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
In addition, the ICHH will carry out donation campaigns in Gran Canaria for the staff of emalsa and the IES Tony Gallardo, both in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and in Telde the last campaign of the year will be carried out with the Armed Forces, this time, at the Gando Air Base.
Finally, in Telde the extraction room set up in the Alcampo de La Mareta Shopping Center will be operational again, together with the lottery administration, on Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
As for the fixed points, you can donate blood and platelets at the ICHH headquarters at calle Alfonso XIII, number 4, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, from Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. 3 to 9:15 p.m. (it has a ford for donors).
In the southeastern region, Santa Lucía de Tirajana has a fixed donation point at the Neighborhood Health Center, on Guatiza street without number. Donor service hours next week will be from Monday to Wednesday from 4:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
You can also go to other fixed points of the Canary Transfusion Network such as the Dr. Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; the Maternal and Child University Hospital of the Canary Islands from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and the Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., except holidays. All of them have a ford reserved for donors.
Where to donate in Tenerife
In Tenerife, from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 December, you can donate blood at the Guía de Isora Cultural Center from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
At the Cathedral of La Laguna, the mobile unit will assist donors on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
In addition, in Tenerife there will be campaigns in the CEPA of Ofra, in the company Grupo Número 1, in the CEIP Villa de Arico, in the German School of El Rosario and in the Las Mercedes school. All these campaigns for the staff of these centers.
As for the fixed points, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife you can donate blood and platelets at the ICHH headquarters at Calle Méndez Núñez, number 14, Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and from 3:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
In the southern region, the fixed point of the San Isidro Health Center, in Granadilla de Abona, will be operational from Monday to Thursday from 1:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Both points have a ford reserved for donors.
And in the north, the fixed donation point located on the first floor of the Multicentro Comercial El Trompo, in the San Jerónimo de La Orotava Industrial Estate, is operational. Hours will be Monday through Thursday from 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
At the Hospital Universitario de Canarias you can donate without an appointment from Sunday to Friday and holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. And at the Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria you can donate without an appointment from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It has a ford reserved for donors.
Where to donate on La Palma
The mobile unit will visit Santa Cruz de La Palma next week. From Monday to Wednesday it will remain in the central O’Daly street from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. On Thursday the unit travels to IES Las Nieves, where it will serve staff and students from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and on Friday the extraction point returns to O’Daly Street from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. hours.
On the other hand, the University Hospital of La Palma has a fixed extraction point where you can donate from Monday to Sunday, including holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., prior appointment request by calling 922 185 312 or 922 185 320.
Next week, the ICHH campaigns will focus on different educational centers in Arrecife. On Monday the campaign will begin at IES Las Maretas from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday at IES Blas Cabrera from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday it will be the turn of IES Marítimo Pesquero from 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. :30, and on Thursday and Friday the ICHH team goes to IES Pancho Lasso from 8:45 to 14:30.
You can also donate blood at the fixed point of the Canary Islands Transfusion Network at the Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital. The hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., except holidays, prior appointment request by calling 928 59 55 72 option 3.
In Fuerteventura, the donation room in the Las Rotondas Shopping Center in Puerto del Rosario will remain operational for another week from Monday to Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
In addition, on the Island you can donate blood at the fixed point of the General Hospital of Fuerteventura from Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To donate, it is convenient to make an appointment by calling 928 546 684.
Where to donate on El Hierro
The Hospital Insular Nuestra Señora de los Reyes has a fixed extraction point where you can donate blood on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (except holidays), by appointment by calling 690 886 059 or 922 553 500.
Where to donate on La Gomera
The Hospital Insular Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe has an extraction point where you can donate blood from Monday to Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is necessary to make an appointment in advance by calling 922 140 200 or 922 140 213 or by completing the appointment form in effectodonacion.com.
