Vitalant, a nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors and provides blood, blood products and services across the United States, recently gave Baptist its 2019 Healthcare of the Year award. The organization credits Baptist’s blood drives with saving 1,254 lives in 2019.
Baptist also won the Vitalant Certificate of Achievement for attracting more than 100 donors to its blood drives last year. Baptist representatives accepted the award at the Vitalant Coordinator Awards Event breakfast.