United Blood Services wants you to donate

The United Blood Services will host these blood drives:

From noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Pine Valley Foursquare Church in the fellowship hall, 1328 County Road 501, Bayfield.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez.

From 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 6, 10, 11, 20, 27 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 18 and 22 at United Blood Services, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107.

From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2 Hilltop Circle.

From 2 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at Mercury Payment, 150 Mercury Village Drive.

From 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Cross Road Community Church, 1044 Park Ave., Pagosa Springs.

From 3:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Bayfield Latter Day Saints Church in the gym, 876 Road 316, Bayfield.

From 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 25 at First National Bank, 259 W. Ninth St.

From 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in conference rooms A and B, 1010 Three Springs.

From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Mercy Regional Medical Center in Bloodmobile at Healing Garden, 1010 Three Springs.

From 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 27 in the board room of the La Plata Electric Association, 45 Stewart Drive.

From 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 29 at Santa Rita Park, 149 South Camino del Rio.

To schedule an appointment, call (877) 827-4376 or visit www.BloodHero.com.

Cardiac screenings for teens are free

A free cardiac screening for adolescents 13 to 18 years old will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 1 at the San Juan Regional Medical Center Cath Lab and Radiology waiting area, 801 West Mapel St., Farmington.

The adolescent cardiac screening tests for the very rare but often silent causes of sudden cardiac death.

Cardiologists will be present for immediate interpretation of results and will review them with participants. The screening includes a limited echo and baseline electrocardiogram. The adolescent cardiac screening is not a sports physical and does not replace a sports physical or annual wellness examination with the teen’s primary care provider.

Registration is required. To register, visit sanjuanregional.com.

Consent and participation forms can be found on the website and will be available at the event. The forms should be completed before the scheduled appointment.

A parent or legal guardian must be present with their teen during the test. Teens who have been screened at this event within the past two years do not need to be screened again.

For more information, call (505) 609-6774.

Herald Staff