BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The non-profit organization, Blood Assurance, is looking for blood, plasma, and platelet donors. According to the release, the holiday season often brings a surge in ...
The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep the blood supply strong this winter. Type O negative blood donors and ...
Sentara Health is testing a new tool through a pilot program designed to get blood products to patients faster. Haemonetics BloodTrack Systems-- essentially, blood vending machines-- are in place at ...
Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital is piloting the use of blood vending machines to give clinical teams quicker access to blood products, NBC affiliate WAVY reported Jan. 20.
Some veterinary clinics in Nova Scotia plan to collect donations of dog blood to boost the emergency supply in the province. The Canadian Animal Blood Bank is planning to open a new blood processing ...
“In the past, you’re waiting up to possibly 45 minutes before a patient would receive blood products, from an accident scene to a hospital,” McLaughlin says. “Now we can get it to them at the point of ...