Roughly 3% of eligible people donate blood each year, according to the American Red Cross. The nonprofit says it's why blood ...

And to upkeep the blood supply, they need hundreds of donors every ... "So, if the hospitals don't have the blood they need on hand, there's not a plan B." Getting the blood from your body and ...

The blood center needs to collect more than 300 units of blood per day to supply our region’s hospitals, according to Morgan. Right now, the center is only seeing about half that. “We’ve ...

The Office of Student Leadership at IUP, located in Elkin Hall, hosted a blood drive with Vitalant Blood Donation on Jan. 29 ...

Versiti Blood Center of Michigan has seen its supply drop to just a one-day amount. Typically, the center aims to have at least a three-day supply on hand. “The weather really has been the ...

January’s National Blood Donor Month gives us the ideal opportunity to remind folks that the U.S. is facing a critical and ongoing shortage in its national blood supply. And the extreme heat ...

“When we get to a point that our blood supply is lower than we want ... detailing the amount of blood the hospital has on hand, Paltzer said. When it gets low enough, blood can be sent to ...