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New York Blood Center Announces Blood Emergency Caused by Hurricane Irene
Mayor Bloomberg, other tri-state officials and The New York Blood Center is appealing for blood donors. 2,000 plus units of blood were lost from shutdowns and power outages due to Hurricane Irene. Several blood types are below minimum levels. O-Negative (Universal Donor) blood is badly needed. A blood drive was held this past Monday at the Nanuet Library and according to The New York Blood Center it resulted in 29 blood donations.
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the nation's largest non-profit, community-based blood centers. NYBC has been providing blood, transfusion products and services to hospitals serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. NYBC is also home to the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute and the National Cord Blood Program at the Howard P. Milstein National Cord Blood Center, the world's largest public cord blood bank. NYBC provides medical services and programs (Clinical, Transfusion, and Hemophilia Services) through our medical professionals along with consultative services in transfusion medicine.
“We anticipated the potential effects of Irene, and delivered extra blood in advance to our 200 partner hospitals,” said NYBC Vice President Rob Purvis. “Our first priority remains getting them whatever they need for the care of trauma and cancer patients. With Labor Day right around the corner, we’re between a rock and a hard place,” Purvis added. “We need the help of our communities to replenish the blood supply.”
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The need for blood is constant, whatever the weather or holiday. The shelf life of platelets is only five days; the shelf life of red blood cells is 42 days. About one in seven people entering a hospital needs blood.
“We faced a similar situation after the Christmas Blizzard and January’s constant snowstorms, when cancellations meant the loss of 8,000 units of blood.” Purvis said. “Our neighbors came through for hospital patients then, and replenished the blood supply. We need them to step up again, and schedule an appointment to donate life-saving blood.”
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The following are areas where you can donate blood in Rockland County:
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Piermont Public Library Piermont
Jessica Bowen (201) 638-4912 25 BUS 12:30 PM 6:30 PM
O-Negative Donor Day – Rockland
Donor Center 7:00 AM 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Wesley Hills Plaza - Bubba's
Bagels, Wesley Hills Miriam Ambinder Tenenbaum (845) 558-6182 50 BUS 8:00 AM
4:00 PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
WPLJ Summer Blood Tour - Hickey
Tappan William Hickey (845) 721-3896 BUS 3:00 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wal-Mart Airmont Suffern David
Pence (845) 368-4705 30 30.00 BUS 1:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Congers Fire Department Congers
Frank Voce (845) 825-7287 4:00 PM 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 18, 2011
St. Ann's Church Nyack George
Berry (845) 353-2424 8:00 AM 2:00 PM
Thursday, September 21, 2011
St. Gregory Barbarigo R. C.
Church Garnerville Esther Hatala (914) 552-3649 68 4:30 PM 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 24, 2011
New City Library New City Ellen
Ellis (845) 634-4997 34 38.00 4A, 1 03 ALYX(2) 0 9:30 AM 3:30 PM
For more information please call Toll Free: 1-800-933-2566
Visit: www.nybloodcenter.org
or visit them on facebook at www.Facebook.com/newyorkbloodcenter.
