Summer Blood Shortage Continues
Thursday, August 24th, 2017 -- 10:19 AM
Thousands of people responded to the emergency call for blood and platelet donations issued by the American Red Cross in early July, but there continues to be a critical summer blood shortage.Eligible donors of all types are urgently needed. After issuing the emergency call, the Red Cross experienced a 30 percent increase in blood donation appointments. About half of the appointments were scheduled by donors using the free Blood Donor App or at redcrossblood.org. Despite this improvement, blood products are still being distributed to hospitals as fast as donations are coming in, so more donations are needed to meet patient needs and replenish the blood supply.
There are several upcoming opportunities to donate blood including today in Granton from 12pm-5pm at the high school and Neillsville from 12pm-5pm at OEM Fabricators. There’s another blood drive happening in Greenwood tomorrow, August 25th, from 12:30pm-5:30pm in the former Clark Electric Building.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.