Following several rounds of severe winter weather in many parts of the country, the American Red Cross urges eligible blood and platelet donors to help restock its shelves to overcome a shortage.
Since Dec. 1, about 300 blood drives across 27 states have been forced to cancel due to inclement winter weather, resulting in more than 10,500 blood and platelet donations going uncollected. Since the beginning of the year, snow and icy roads forced 11 blood drives to cancel in the Red Cross Lewis and Clark Blood Services Region, causing about 400 donations to go uncollected. Despite the weather, hospital patients still rely on transfusions.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Donation opportunities in Carbon County: 2/6/2017: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Castleview Hospital, 300 North Hospital Drive
2/8/2017: 1 – 7 p.m., Price Utah North Stake, 449 N. 100 E.
2/10/2017: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Carbon County Fairgrounds, 310 S. Fairgrounds Road
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