Notices

 

Blood Inventories Need Replenishing

The devastating disaster in the Gulf Coast and the ongoing relief work serve as grim reminders of the need for local preparedness on many fronts. On Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 21 and 22, the American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood campus.

The Red Cross relies heavily on fall drives to replenish inventories depleted over the summer months. When supplies run low, hospitals and treatment centers in the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac region must import blood from other areas, whose own reserves might be limited. Keeping an ample supply of blood in this region helps all around.

Blood donated is used, for example, to treat community residents who are victims of accident and trauma, women and their premature infants and patients undergoing cancer treatment.

An appointment can be scheduled online at webapps.jhu.edu/blooddrive or by calling 410-516-0138. Volunteers are needed on site as well.

 

School of Nursing Open House

On Saturday, Sept. 24, the School of Nursing will hold an open house to introduce future and prospective students to the school's array of baccalaureate options. Open house sessions and presentations include panel discussions on traditional, accelerated, RN to BS and the BS to MSN programs; workshops on financial assistance; and tours of the school.

The open house begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Anne M. Pinkard Building, 525 N. Wolfe St. To RSVP, call the Office of Admissions and Student Services at 410-955-7548 or send e-mail to [email protected].

 
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