Bad blood– Community Blood Bank responds to out-of-town blood center drive in Erie
An out-of-town blood donation center is recruiting local donors for an upcoming drive, prompting the Erie Community Blood Bank to launch its own awareness campaign.
The Erie Community Blood Bank has initiated the 'Where Are the O's?' campaign to address a critical shortage of O-positive and O-negative blood types, which are in high demand due to their universal donor status.
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Megan Solensky, Community Relations Specialist at the Erie Community Blood Bank, emphasized the importance of keeping donations local to support the community's hospitals and trauma centers.
The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole provider of blood to all local hospitals in the Erie region, making local donations vital for community healthcare.
Vitalant, which is the out-of-town blood center, is holding a drive at the Western PA Annual Conference, which has raised concerns at the Erie Community Blood Bank.
Solensky noted that summer is a challenging time for blood donations, as schools are not in session and regular donors from high schools and colleges are less available.
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The 'Where Are the O's?' campaign aims to locate O blood donors within the community, offering incentives such as a free Country Fair gift card to participants.
The Erie Community Blood Bank continues to stress the importance of local donations to ensure that blood supplies meet the needs of local patients, especially during the summer months when accidents and emergencies are more frequent.
All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by WJET/WFXP. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by WJET/WFXP staff before being published.
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