Citing low reserves of blood supplies throughout the Bay Area and surrounding regions, the Blood Centers of the Pacific is encouraging the public to donate blood of all types.
The San Francisco-based organization is currently experiencing a shortage throughout its service area, which ranges up north to the Oregon border, east to Northern Nevada and south in the Merced area, according to the organization.
In recent months, the fluctuating blood inventory level has been trending at an approximate two-day supply for patients, which is half of the quantity needed, organization officials said.
“It is critical that we are prepared to respond to blood needs because it is a matter of life and death. This unprecedented shortage of blood has great potential to compromise our ability to support the transfusions that physicians need to care for, or even save the lives of, their patients,” Blood Centers of the Pacific chief medical officer Dr. Suchita Pandey said in a statement.
Over the last year, demand for blood at hospitals has increased. Compared to July 2015, blood center officials estimate about 500 more pints of red blood cells will be needed this month alone to meet the demand.
Blood Centers of the Pacific and its partners provide blood to more than 100 hospitals in the Bay Area and elsewhere. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, interested donors can visit bloodheroes.com or call (888) 393-4483.
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