There have been about 876 fewer donations in the New York and Pennsylvania region per month during this year’s June and July than the previous 10 months. “Our regular donors are vacationing, many of them, and we feel that coupled in with the high school and college students can impact donations”. Type AB is universal for plasma and can be transfused to any blood type. B negative and A negative can be transfused to those with Rh negative or positive blood.
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Cancer patients, surgical patients or bone marrow recipients often require additional platelets, which help the blood to clot.
Red Cross is calling on all eligible donors in the metro Detroit area who have O negative, B negative, and A negative blood types to give immediately.
Type AB and platelet donors are also continually needed to help save patients’ lives. Blood donation appointments can be quickly and easily scheduled by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
Dave and Buster’s, located at 5501 N. May Ave.in Oklahoma City, on August. 7 from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m.
8/15/2015: 7:15 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave.
8/17/2015: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., White House Church of Christ, 205 Spring St.
8/6/2015: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Merry Street Church of God, 2416 Merry St.
8/25/2015: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Galveston United Methodist Church, 515 S Maple in Galveston.
8/22/2015: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bethany Fellowship School, 600E 5169N in Kokomo.
Rochester – 10 a.m.to 3:45 p.m., City of Rochester Hills, 1000 Rochester Hills Dr.
Westland – 8 a.m.to 1:45 p.m., St. Damian Catholic Church, 29825 Joy Rd.
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8/11/2015: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wilson County Emergency Management Services, 115 Oak St.
