Winter Weather Impacts Blood Supply

Hoxworth calls on donors to avoid blood shortage

Severe weather has begun to impact blood donations

o    Blood drive cancellations reduced daily collections Tuesday by more than 50%.

o    Neighborhood Donor Centers expect to lose nearly 70% of daily collections Tuesday.

o    An additional 300 donations may be lost this week due to potential high school blood drive cancellations.

CURRENT BLOOD SUPPLIES

Platelets supplies are currently low.

o    Platelet donors needed immediately to meet local needs,  especially for cancer patients.

   Red blood cell supplies are currently adequate.

o    Weather impact this week could lead to a shortage without additional donors.

NATIONAL WEATHER REDUCES AVAILABILITY

If a shortage did occur in the Tri-State area, there is little expectation blood products could be obtained from other parts of the U.S. due to severe weather elsewhere.

‘BE FEARLESS, BE A BLOOD DONOR’ 
FREE TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS

All donors, Tuesday, Feb. 9- Saturday, Feb. 13 will be automatically registered to win a pair of tickets to the SOLD OUT Taylor Swift Concert on March 28 at U.S. Bank Arena. 

o    Three winners will be selected:

§  One from a mobile blood drive

§  One from a neighborhood donor center, and

§  One platelet donor

DONATION LOCATIONS AND HOURS

For information on opportunities to donate:

o    Call (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091

o    Visit www.hoxworth.org.

o    Walk-ins welcome

o    Appointments needed for platelet donations