Red Cross Blood Drive in Loyal Today, Urgent Need for Donations
Monday, February 1st, 2016 -- 10:49 AM
-The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors.Severe winter weather since Jan. 1 has forced the cancellation of more than 300 blood drives across 20 states, resulting in more than 9,500 donations uncollected, further depleting an already low winter supply.
The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for the patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. Blood and platelets are needed to respond to patient emergencies, including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease.
There's a Red Cross Blood Drive happening today at the Loyal American Legion from 1:30-5:30pm.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.