Memorial Blood Centers issues ‘blood emergency’
DULUTH, Minn.– Memorial Blood Centers has issued a “blood emergency” because their network of donation sites only has a two-day supply, compared to the usual seven-day supply.
Kathyrn Hamm, with Memorial Blood Centers in Duluth, said the recent holidays and busy flu season have contributed to the lack of donations.
“So, the seven days on the shelf, that reserve is what allows for those surgeries to happen. It’s there for when accidents happen. It’s for the routine people are cancer patients who need routine blood services, people with sickle cell anemia. That’s why we count on the seven-day blood reserve,” said Hamm.
You can donate at sites in Duluth, Superior and Virginia.
