Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive continues Thursday at DoubleTree in Manchester

By Marissa Barrett

Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive continues Thursday at DoubleTree in Manchester

The Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive took place Wednesday in Manchester.The drive ran until 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton hotel.It was started in honor of Gail Singer, who died from leukemia in 1984.The drive has collected more than 27,000 pints of blood and counting.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<"It's very important that we have these products. Every day at the Elliot we are using these blood products. People think about people with cancer treatment or traumatic injuries, but one of the biggest uses is actually obstetrics. So pregnant moms who just delivered sometimes have complications, and that's a big use of blood," said Dr. Greg Baxter, president and CEO of Elliot Health System.The blood drive will reopen Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.>> Subscribe to WMUR's YouTube channel <<

The Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive took place Wednesday in Manchester.

The drive ran until 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton hotel.

It was started in honor of Gail Singer, who died from leukemia in 1984.

The drive has collected more than 27,000 pints of blood and counting.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

"It's very important that we have these products. Every day at the Elliot we are using these blood products. People think about people with cancer treatment or traumatic injuries, but one of the biggest uses is actually obstetrics. So pregnant moms who just delivered sometimes have complications, and that's a big use of blood," said Dr. Greg Baxter, president and CEO of Elliot Health System.

The blood drive will reopen Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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