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October 3, 2019

‘Pints for Preemies’ Challenge Returns to Deliver More Life-Saving Blood Donations

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The goal of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program’s upcoming campaign, Pints for Preemies, is to adequately supply Mayo Clinic with enough blood for its newest and tiniest patients.

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Tags: blood transfusion, Dr Justin Kreuter, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center, Mayo Clinic Connect


August 2, 2016

Mayo’s Blood Donor Center Needs You … To Donate Blood

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Justin Kreuter, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic’s Blood Donor Center in Rochester, takes his job seriously, despite the fact that he’s attended more than one meeting with a seemingly not-so-serious agenda item. “Believe it or not, I have meetings about cookies,” he tells ABC News. “I’ve seen shirts before that say, ‘I donate for […]

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Tags: Dr Justin Kreuter, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center


March 29, 2016

The Giver That Keeps on Giving

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Shortly after getting married, Dave Bakken learned that his wife’s young daughter — now his step-daughter — needed eye surgery. Looking for ways to pay for the surgery, Dave walked into Mayo Clinic’s Blood Donor Center, then located inside the Plummer Building in Rochester. “That was a long time ago, of course,” Dave tells us. […]

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Tags: Dr Justin Kreuter, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center


February 24, 2015

A Gift From Within

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Look at the month of March 2015 Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center calendar, and you’ll see the smiling face of 11-year-old Melanie Gates of Rochester, Minnesota. For good reason. In March 2011, Melanie’s life was saved by an “outstanding care team and 42 blood transfusions during a six-day period” while she was in Mayo’s Pediatric Intensive […]

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Tags: blood transfusion, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center


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