CHRISTUS hosting SUV giveaway to blood donors Blood drive (Source: KLTV) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | December 11, 2020 at 7:08 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 7:08 PM MARSHALL, Texas - Giving blood includes four easy steps and it takes about an hour to complete a whole blood donation. It is safe to give blood, even in the midst of a pandemic. This sounds simple, but nothing about 2020 is simple anymore. There is a surge in positive COVID-19 test results and hospitalizations; other surgeries and hospitalizations continue as well. There are hundreds of patients daily that will require blood transfusions. It is also true that the blood supply, locally and nationally, is more unstable than it has been in decades.