Posts Tagged ‘RI Blood Center’
Rhode Island’s First Pre-Hospital Blood Transfusion Program launched with Cumberland EMS
Cumberland EMS and the Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) announced the launch of the state’s first ground ambulance pre-hospital blood transfusion program on September 18th at the Cumberland Public Safety Complex. Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Cumberland Mayor Jeffrey Mutter, and Rhode Island Department of Health officials participated, along with Cumberland EMS Chief Scott Dessert, Cumberland…
Read MoreBlood 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 MoreUrgent call by Rhode Island Blood Center for Type O- and B- blood
RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR TYPE O- AND B- BLOOD DONATIONS AHEAD OF WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY The region’s supply of critical blood types is currently at a 2-day level, dangerously low heading into the critical summer months RHODE ISLAND – Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has issued an urgent call for…
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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Read MoreJoin RI Blood Center in helping NIH build historic, diverse, health database
Rhode Island Blood Center Joins Historic Research Program Focused on Gathering Diverse Health Data from One Million People in the U.S. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program aims to build one of the most diverse health databases in history to accelerate research and improve health The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) will be participating…
Read MoreRI Blood Center issues urgent call to keep blood supply strong for hurricane areas
Donations are needed to support blood centers impacted in Florida and the Southeast Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) is calling on Southern New Englanders to donate blood amid a catastrophic hurricane hitting the coast of Florida. Donations are needed locally and in anticipation of humanitarian efforts that will be necessary to support our southern neighbors. These donations…
Read MoreThe 2A Community – active volunteers for community causes
by Jeffrey Gross, contributing writer On Monday, February 17th, The Ladies of the Federated Rhode Island Sportsmen Clubs and the Yellow Shirts joined forces with Barbara Morse and NBC10 in the annual Presidents Day Blood Drive for the RI Blood Center. The Ladies of the Federated 2A MOMs, Michelle Camera, Aimee DeGregory, and Jen Moffett…
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Every day, the RI Blood Center counts on the community to help provide over 200 units of life-saving blood & blood products to Rhode Islanders and their neighbors. They provide blood throughout the state and regionally for patients being treated at leading hospitals. They run six full time donation centers across Rhode Island. The need…
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