Rock River Valley Blood Center continues to deal with a blood shortage, leading to another urgent call for donors of all blood types to roll up a sleeve and give.
Donor traffic is down approximately 13 percent over the last four weeks, resulting in approximately 350 fewer donations than expected.
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ROCKFORD — Rock River Valley Blood Center continues to deal with a blood shortage, leading to another urgent call for donors of all blood types to roll up a sleeve and give.
Donor traffic is down approximately 13 percent over the last four weeks, resulting in approximately 350 fewer donations than expected.
Cold and flu season has hit this area hard, and it is impacting the ability of donors to donate. “When people have fevers and flu symptoms, they are not able to donate. That means we have an even smaller pool of willing people from which to supply area patients,” said Jennifer Bowman, RRVBC.
All eligible donors are encouraged to make and keep donation appointments.
There is also an urgent need for platelet donations. Platelets – a key clotting component of blood often needed by cancer patients, burn victims and bone marrow recipients – must be transfused within five days of donation, so it’s important to have a steady supply of platelets on hand.
