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Red Cross needs blood donations The Repository The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of all blood types – especially type O and those giving platelets – are urged to make an appointment to give now. Tthe Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries. To thank donors ...

Blood donation scheduled in Ottawa Blood donation: Noon-6 p.m., Ottawa VFW, 212 W. Second St., Ottawa OTTAWA — There will be a blood donation opportunity from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 20 at Ottawa VFW, 212 W. Second St., Ottawa. —- A thousand blood donations needed daily to prevent further delays in patient care INDIANAPOLIS (July 12, 2021) — While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood remains crucial for patients relying on lifesavi...

Blood donation scheduled in Leipsic Blood donation: Noon-6 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Life Center, 320 State St., Leipsic LEIPSIC — There will be a blood donation opportunity from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 at St. Mary’s Parish Life Center, 320 State St., Leipsic. —- A thousand blood donations needed daily to prevent further delays in patient care INDIANAPOLIS (July 12, 2021) — While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood remains ...

Blood and platelet donors are needed now to help ensure hospital shelves are stocked with blood products. Written By: Tim Speier | × Mitch Clark reads his Kindle while donating blood during a American Red Cross blood drive March 31, 2020. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune WILLMAR — The American Red Cross is currently experiencing a blood shortage throughout the country, creating a heightened need for donors. As more and more Americans awaken from their pandemic hibernat...

Lakes area communities host blood drives Donors are needed now to prevent further delays to patient care. Donors in July have options for a hat, gift card or chance to win gas for a year. Schedule an appointment to give blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 800-733-2767 or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Donors are needed now to prevent further delays to patient care. Upcoming ...

By City News Service Photo: Getty Images LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The American Red Cross today issued an urgent plea to healthy residents in the Los Angeles area to donate blood for use over the Fourth of July weekend and beyond. The Red Cross is continuing to experience a severe blood shortage that is negatively affecting blood product availability across the country. Donors of all blood types -- especially type O and those giving platelets -- are urged to make an appointment to give now and help ...

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GALESBURG — The national and local blood inventory is being depleted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and donors are urgently needed to address the shortage. Drew Brown, regional communications manager for the American Red Cross, said the severe blood shortage is the result of an increase in the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries. "As we are coming out the pandemic, we are starting to resume those," Brown said. Hospitals are responding to a higher number o...

By Lori Jun 15, 2021 The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise – and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types – especially type O – are urged to make an appointment to give as soon as possible to prevent further impact to patients. Right now, hospitals are responding to an atypically high number of traumas and emergency room visits, as well as overdoses and resulting...