American Red Cross Blood Drive

833 Lincolnway East,Mishawaka IN 46544

15 August, 2021

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Please help save lives during critical need for blood The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise – and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Today, there is great hospital demand for blood as patients who previously deferred care during the COVID-19 pandemic present with more advanced disease progression, therefore, requiring increased blood transfusions. To save a life in these dire circumstances, hospitals may need hundreds of blood products depending on the severity of the trauma. Unfortunately, as a result of this shortage, some hospitals are being forced to slow the pace of elective surgeries until the blood supply stabilizes, delaying crucial patient care.