The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank, the primary blood supplier to hospitals in central Pennsylvania, has put out a call for help due its supply falling to historically low levels.
The bank usually has more than 900 units of O Positive blood available for local hospitals. In a Thursday news release, the bank announced it had less then half its usual supply and is struggling to fill requests of 26 local hospitals.
Multiple factors have impacted the supply, including bloodmobiles, the bank’s primary method for blood drives, being taken off the road due to social distancing protocols; a nationwide blood shortage, which impedes its ability to call on another blood bank for help boosting the supply; and general concerns about the pandemic keeping potential donors from giving blood.
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