Tag Archives: Blood Drives

Blood donations become even more important during what Blood Assurance calls the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer.” Media Relations Coordinator Brooke Katz said Memorial Day starts a period of more serious car accidents and other summer injuries, when emergency blood transfusions become more common. Katz said blood donations also decrease during the summer because a large amount of their donations ... Read More »

Blood Assurance asking hospitals it serves across the region to delay elective surgeries due to very low blood supplies caused by the inclement weather. Media Relations Coordinator Max Winitz said the blood center has less than a half-day supply of O-negative and O-positive blood, the two types used the most in transfusions. “Right now we have a day or less ... Read More »