Winter weather is impacting the dangerously low blood supply, says Red Cross Across the country blood donations have dropped to a 20-year low. The Red Cross is desperate for donors. FOX 2 (WJBK) - The weather we have been experiencing this month is affecting the nationwide blood shortage. ...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25% since early August. Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood collection efforts, and a sum...
[Aug. 5, 2024] The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans. Since July 1, the Red Cross national blood supply has fallen by more than 25%, and blood donors of all types...
OHIO, Sept. 11, 2023— The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood ...
Feb 23, 2024 02:08 Red Cross holding blood drives as nation sees lowest donation numbers in decades The American Red Cross issued an alert saying they are experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Visit ...
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American Red Cross in desperate need of blood The American Red Cross is asking anyone who can donate blood to donate. There is a blood shortage nationwide. DETROIT (FOX 2) - The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood. For the first time ever, the Red Cross declared a blo...
The Red Cross is currently experiencing what it's calling "the worst blood shortage in over a decade." Always in need of blood, the nonprofit said that the combination of the relentless pandemic and an unusual flu season have exacerbated the preexisting shortage. Overall donations have dropped ...
January is National Blood Donor Month, and the Red Cross is hoping to call attention to a critical need for blood. In addition, they've teamed up with the NFL, hoping to increase donations. The Red Cross is the nation's largest supplier of blood ...
On Monday, the American Red Cross announced they were experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation face is the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. At Medical City North Hills, they say it could be hours, or even up to a day before a patient in need to gets bloo...