Operational information of the Zbraslav workplace

Dear donors and blood donors

for operational reasons, we will have a mobile unit at the time of collection our Zbraslav workplace is closed on December 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11 2024. These days, you can donate blood to the FTO at the VFN.

We will inform you in time about any further changes. You can find a general overview of the planned collection dates with the mobile unit on our website under the link Regular FTO eventswhich you will also find in the right menu of the page.

Thank you for your understanding, Your FTO Zbraslav.

FTO operation in December

Dear donors and blood donors

December is fast approaching and we have information for you, like every year, about the planned December operational changes and restrictions:

• from 09/12/2024 to 31/12/2024 we do not accept donors from other transfusion departments,
• 23. 12. 2024 collection hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., we do not accept first-time donors for collection,
• 31. 12. 2024 we are closed for operational reasons.

Thank you for your understanding and we wish you a smooth start to the final month of 2024!

Operational information of the Zbraslav workplace

Dear donors and blood donors

for operational reasons, we will have a mobile unit at the time of collection our Zbraslav workplace is closed on November 5, 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. 2024. These days you can donate blood at the FTO in the VFN area.

We will inform you in time about any further changes. You can find a general overview of the planned collection dates with the mobile unit on our website under the link Regular FTO eventswhich you will also find in the right menu of the page.

Thank you for your understanding, Your FTO Zbraslav.

Spartan Blood 2024

Dear donors and blood donors

this year, from 13/10 to 16/11/2024, the 18th edition of Spartan Blood will take place for the sole purpose of involving as many heroes as possible in active voluntary blood donation. Joint collection on Spartan land will be:

• 16/10/2024 we will announce the place in time,
• 23/10/2024 in the players' cabin in the O2 arena,
• 30.10. 2024 in the players' cabin at the O2 arena,
• 5/11/2024 in the players' cabin in the Fortuna Sports Hall in Holešovice,
• 12/11/2024 we will announce the place in time,
• 14/11/2024 in the players' cabin in the Fortuna Sports Hall in Holešovice.

More information under the link Spartan blood in the menu in the right part of our pages or directly on the website HC Sparta Prague.

Thank you for helping.

3rd year of the campaign "Our blood runs through your veins too"

Dear donors and blood donors

since August 1, the 3rd year of the campaign of the components of the integrated rescue system "Our blood runs in your veins too" - a project of the Police of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Medical Rescue Service of the capital City of Prague and Fire Rescue Department of the city of Prague supporting blood donation.

Join the challenge too! Battle of IZS donors vs. public will last until the end of September 2024.

Come and donate, for example, to us at the Faculty Transfusion Department of the VFN and help increase the number of regular donors, of which there are about 100,000 missing in the Czech Republic. Thank you!

More information about the campaign:
Our blood runs through your veins too! – Police of the Czech Republic

More information on donating blood:
Information for blood donors – FTO – General Faculty Hospital in Prague (vfn.cz)

European countries and areas at risk of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission

Dear donors and blood donors

The National Transfusion Commission of the Ministry of Health and the Society for Transfusion Medicine ČLS JEP published their opinion on the temporary exclusion from donation after visiting risk areas of West Nile Virus occurrence in the period from 1.5.2024 - 31.10.2024, a temporary exclusion for 28 days is recommended.

The full text of the recommendation, including the list of countries, can be found at on the website of the Ministry of Health (mzd.gov.cz).

Thank you for respecting the recommendation.