GLENDALE, Ariz. (June 28, 2008) –In partnership with United Blood Services, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center will host a blood drive on Tuesday, July 15.

Banner Thunderbird employees and community residents are invited to donate blood from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in conference rooms 1, 2 and 3, located at the east end, lower level of the hospital.

Each individual who donates blood during the months of June, July and August will be automatically entered to win a new 2008 Saturn of his/her choice!  Donors will also receive a second chance entry form that can be deposited at any Phoenix area Saturn retail facility.  For complete rules, visit UnitedBloodServicesAZ.

If you enjoy the movies, United Blood Services will send you two free movie passes if you bring a first-time blood donor to donate as well!

And, to thank you for donating blood, United Blood Services now performs a free “total cholesterol” test on every blood donation.  Confidential results will be available at UnitedBloodServicesAZ within seven days of each donation.

The blood donation process takes about an hour with the actual donation taking approximately 10 minutes.  Donors should eat well and drink plenty of water starting 3-4 days prior to donation.  Fortunately, most medications do not exclude a person from donating blood.

To sign up for Banner Thunderbird Medical Center’s Blood Drive, or for more information about blood donation eligibility, please log on to bloodhero or call 480.675.5497.  To register as a donor, please use sponsor code: bannertb.

One blood donation can save 3 lives!  Sign up today!

About Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, part of Banner Health—a nonprofit health system with 20 hospitals throughout the West—is a 374-bed acute-care hospital featuring a behavioral health center, children’s center and dedicated outpatient center located in Glendale, Arizona at 5555 West Thunderbird Road.  Banner Thunderbird is fully accredited by the Joint Commission.