Blood supply

• Hospitals and blood banks are adopting new measures to improve the safety of donated platelets—the tiny cells that make blood clot and heal injuries but that also present the No. 1 infection risk in the U.S. blood supply.
(Wall Street Journal)
• The American Red Cross' blood supply has hit a 15-year low, USA Today reports. According to the nonprofit's website, it got 50,000 fewer donations than it expected in June and its supply has dipped to emergency levels.
(Huffington Post)
• The American Red Cross says its national blood supply is at its lowest level in 15 years because of severe weather combined with a markedly slow summer of donations.
(USA Today)
• Blood supply levels in Arizona are critically short as national levels reach a 15-year low.
(KTAR.com)
• The US blood supply is at a 15-year low, said the American Red Cross. The organization said that it was 50,000 units short of its basic needs in June and will likely face another shortage in July.
(GlobalPost)
• Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- The American Red Cross says the national blood supply is at its lowest in fifteen years. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- The American Red Cross says the national blood supply is at its lowest in fifteen years.
(WDAY)
• It takes just one person to save three lives. Yet the number of blood and platelet donations for the American Red Cross is at an almost 15-year low and the Wichita Falls office isnt seeing an increase in donors.
(Wichita Falls Times Record News)
• WASHINGTON - The hot, steamy, stormy weather is leading to the worst blood shortage in 15 years. The American Red Cross says its in urgent need of blood. Dr.
(WTOP)
• Rockford (WIFR) -- The American Red Cross is experiencing its lowest level of blood supply donations in more than a decade. The agency says weather across the eastern half of the country has caused the cancellation of more than 14-thousand donations.
(WIFR)
• We have activated a contingency plan and there is no immediate issue in regards to stock because we hold a lot of it, says Paul Hayes, marketing and communications manager at NZ Blood.
(News.com.au)