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June 30, 2021 — Donors who give between June 30 – July 6 can get an exclusive Vitalant T-shirt, redeemable by email. 

June 16, 2021 — Healthcare leader Michelle M. Robinson has joined Vitalant as its senior vice president of strategic planning and business development. She joins Vitalant with more than 20 years of leadership experience, generating growth and adding value for clients and customers.

June 14, 2021 — On this World Blood Donor Day, Vitalant—which supplies donated blood to more than 900 hospitals across the U.S—announced that it has a critical blood shortage.

June 1, 2021 - As COVID-related restrictions on people’s activities begin to be lifted and the summer season approaches, Vitalant urges new and existing donors to make time to give blood, platelets or plasma to be able to meet patient needs, both emergency and routine. The need for lifesaving blood transfusions remains steady year-round, and yet on average, donors give several thousand fewer donations during the summer months.

May 18, 2021 — Three of the nation’s largest blood centers have launched a pilot study through a contract funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could potentially lead to changes to blood donor eligibility for men who have sex with men.

May 4, 2021 — Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Anthony Bobos was recently recognized as the ArizonaCIO ORBIE® Awards 2021 CIO of the Year in the large enterprise category. Vitalant’s corporate offices are in Scottsdale, Ariz.