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Blood Supply Below 2-day Inventory. Rhode Island Blood Center Needs Donors, Declares Emergency
All blood types needed as blood supply drops below 2-day inventory; O-negative and O-positive critically low Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has declared a blood emergency in Rhode Island as the state’s blood supply drops below a 2-day inventory, far below the 7-day supply needed to meet hospital and patient needs. While all blood types…
Read MoreSaving lives, Paul Rego donates his 100th gallon of blood at the Rhode Island Blood Center
Rhode Island retiree Paul Rego, a longtime blood donor, donated his 100th gallon of blood on Thursday, April 17th at Rhode Island Blood Center’s Providence Donor Center. Paul, relocating to Rhode Island in 1982, began as a frequent blood donor in his home state of Pennsylvania. He was inspired to donate initially when his mother-in-law underwent a…
Read MoreRI Blood Center gives thanks while encouraging blood donations Thanksgiving week
Last year, RIBC saw a nearly 20% drop in blood donations during the week of Thanksgiving alone Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) is calling on the community to help support the region’s blood supply by donating blood this Thanksgiving. All who come to donate between Sunday, November 24th and Sunday, December 1st will receive a festive long-sleeve…
Read MoreBe a Champion: 3X Olympian Elizabeth Beisel partners with Rhode Island Blood Center
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