Stanbridge College Blood Drive Assists Red Cross During National Blood Shortage
Stanbridge College’s quarterly blood drive assists in saving over 60 lives at a critical time in America’s blood shortage.
Irvine, CA, October 20, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Stanbridge College recently partnered with the American Red Cross for its quarterly blood drive on October 11, 2011. Stanbridge College nursing, IT and occupational therapy students, staff and instructors donated 23 units of blood. According to the Red Cross, Stanbridge College donors will assist in saving the lives of 69 people in need of blood transfusions.
According to Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine Healy, “The United States is in one of the worst [blood shortages] that the Red Cross has seen.”
ABC News reported that the Red Cross needs an estimated 80,000 units per day, but now only has 36,000 per day. The lack of blood is causing a decrease in elective surgeries. According to the Red Cross it is normal for blood donations to decrease in the summer months, however they are alarmed by the shortage this fall.
Stanbridge College’s quarterly blood drives are a part of its REACH Beyond the Classroom Serving Learning initiative. Last quarter, Stanbridge donated 18 units of blood, assisting in saving the lives of over 50 people. REACH is a Service Learning and Civic Engagement initiative that strives to build life-long engaged learners through community service. The REACH initiative provides students with opportunities to give back to their local Orange County and global community while earning credit towards coursework in a structured environment. To learn more about Stanbridge College’s REACH – Beyond the Classroom, visit the Stanbridge College at www.stanbridge.edu.
Stanbridge College encourages its students and the public to continue to reach beyond their classroom and daily lives to support the American Red Cross. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your next donation appointment.
About Stanbridge College
Irvine, California based Stanbridge College is a co-educational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 650 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC, and offers Diploma, Associate and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assisting and Information Technology.
Stanbridge College has been recognized by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc as a 2010 America’s Best Technical Colleges award recipient. Stanbridge College has been named to the 2009 and 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Stanbridge is a 2008-2009 School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career schools & Colleges (ACCSC), and maintains one of the highest continuous pass rates on the NCLEX-PN National Nursing Board Exam in California since 2007 with a 97% cumulative pass rate. For more information, please visit www.stanbridge.edu or call (949)-794-9090.
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According to Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine Healy, “The United States is in one of the worst [blood shortages] that the Red Cross has seen.”
ABC News reported that the Red Cross needs an estimated 80,000 units per day, but now only has 36,000 per day. The lack of blood is causing a decrease in elective surgeries. According to the Red Cross it is normal for blood donations to decrease in the summer months, however they are alarmed by the shortage this fall.
Stanbridge College’s quarterly blood drives are a part of its REACH Beyond the Classroom Serving Learning initiative. Last quarter, Stanbridge donated 18 units of blood, assisting in saving the lives of over 50 people. REACH is a Service Learning and Civic Engagement initiative that strives to build life-long engaged learners through community service. The REACH initiative provides students with opportunities to give back to their local Orange County and global community while earning credit towards coursework in a structured environment. To learn more about Stanbridge College’s REACH – Beyond the Classroom, visit the Stanbridge College at www.stanbridge.edu.
Stanbridge College encourages its students and the public to continue to reach beyond their classroom and daily lives to support the American Red Cross. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your next donation appointment.
About Stanbridge College
Irvine, California based Stanbridge College is a co-educational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 650 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC, and offers Diploma, Associate and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assisting and Information Technology.
Stanbridge College has been recognized by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc as a 2010 America’s Best Technical Colleges award recipient. Stanbridge College has been named to the 2009 and 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Stanbridge is a 2008-2009 School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career schools & Colleges (ACCSC), and maintains one of the highest continuous pass rates on the NCLEX-PN National Nursing Board Exam in California since 2007 with a 97% cumulative pass rate. For more information, please visit www.stanbridge.edu or call (949)-794-9090.
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