Iowa Governor Calls on Iowans to Donate Blood
The campaign has collected more than 5,000 signatures as Canadian Blood Services reports a nearly 20% drop in supply since June.
- Organizers in Prince George are campaigning to reopen a blood donation clinic closed in 2015, with a petition surpassing 5,000 signatures from residents seeking local access.
- Canadian Blood Services officials maintain Prince George is not viable due to transportation costs to Vancouver and the short shelf life of donated platelets requiring careful logistics review.
- The agency issued a "very urgent" call for donations after blood supply fell nearly 20 per cent since June, with appointments down by up to 2,500 weekly.
- Summer months trigger increased accidents, or "trauma season," driving blood demand just as Stacy Sime of LifeServe Blood Center reports reserves sit at a dangerously low two-to-three day supply.
- Advocates are endorsing mobile clinics to reach outlying communities as Canadian Blood Services seeks over a million new donors in the next five years to stabilize supply.
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Iowa governor calls on Iowans to donate blood
The leader of the organization supplying blood to 80% of Iowa hospitals says there’s been a 30% decline in people under the age of 30 donating blood since 2020 and that’s a major challenge in maintaining an adequate supply. Stacy Sime, CEO of LifeServe Blood Center, said they have about a two-to-three day supply of […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds calls for Iowans to donate blood amid national shortage
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called for Iowans to donate blood amid a national shortage this summer — and said she would “lead by example” with a donation Wednesday at LifeServe Blood Center. In late July, the American Red Cross declared…
Canada needs blood. Northern B.C. residents want to donate. So why is there nowhere to do it?
Canadian Blood Services has put out a "very urgent" call for donations across the country after its supply of blood dropped nearly 20 per cent since June. Meanwhile, thousands of northern B.C. residents have signed a petition asking for a donation site to be reestablished in Prince George.
Governor urges Iowans to donate blood
(Radio Iowa) – The leader of the organization supplying blood to 80 percent of Iowa hospitals says there’s been a 30 percent decline in people under the age of 30 donating blood since 2020 — and that’s a major challenge in maintaining an adequate supply. Stacy Sime — C-E-O of LifeServe Blood Center — says they have about a two-to-three day supply of blood on hand today — and that’s under the five-day supply that’s their target. Iowans may start …
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