United Blood Services to host blood drives
United Blood Services will host these blood drives:
1:30 to 6 p.m. today at the United Blood Services Office, 146 Sawyer Drive.
2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Crossroad Christian Fellowship, 1044 Park Ave. in Pagosa Springs.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church, 515 N. Park in Cortez.
1:30 to 6 p.m. Friday at the St. Columba Catholic Church in the Parish Center, 1830 East Second Ave.
2 to 6 p.m. July 15 at the United Blood Services Office, 146 Sawyer Drive.
1:30 to 6 p.m. July 17 at the Silverton Recreation Center on 14th Street in Silverton.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 19 at Walmart, 1835 E. Main St. in Cortez.
1 to 6 p.m. July 21 at the Pine Valley Foursquare Church in the Fellowship Hall, 1328 County Road 501 in Bayfield.
1:30 to 5 p.m. July 23 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital, 1311 Mildred St. in Cortez.
1 to 6 p.m. July 24 at the United Blood Services Office, 146 Sawyer Drive.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 25 at Fort Lewis College.
Noon to 5 p.m. July 29 at the Dolores Riverside Center, 400 Riverside Ave., Dolores.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29 at the Bank of the San Juan, 144 E. Eighth St.
4 to 7 p.m. July 31 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in conference rooms A and B, 1010 Three Springs Blvd.
To donate, call (877) 827-4376 or visit www.UnitedBloodServices.org. For more information, call (888) 804-9913, ext. 1000.
Cardiac screenings available to kids
A free cardiac screening for adolescents ages 13 to 18 will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at San Juan Regional Medical Center, 801 West Maple St., in Farmington.
The screening will include a limited echo and baseline EKG. Cardiologists and San Juan Regional Heart Center staff members will be present for interpretation of results.
Advanced registration is required and can be done at www.sanjuanregional.com. Participants must bring a consent and participation form to their scheduled appointment. The forms can be found on the website.
A parent or legal guardian must be present. Teens who have been screened within the past two years do not need to be screened again. Limited time slots are for people who have never been screened.
For more information, call (505) 609-6774.
Neurological disorders to be discussed
A free class is available to people suffering with intractable neurological disorders at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and July 22 at 1800 East Third Ave, Suite 108, next to Durango Public Library.
The class will be lead by chiropractor Clayton Sullwold of Atlas Specific. Participants will learn how upper cervical care can help. All are welcome.
For more information, call 259-6803.
Herald Staff
