Red Cross Declares Blood Donor Crisis as Massachusetts Supplies Hit Four-Year Low

NORWOOD — The American Red Cross has declared a national blood donor crisis, warning that Massachusetts collections have fallen to their lowest summer level in four years and are not keeping pace with hospital demand, according to a report circulated by Norwood Patch.

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"MA Blood Donors Urgently Needed As Red Cross Declares National Crisis" — Blood donations have dropped to a four-year summer low across the state, leaving hospitals short as demand continues to climb, per Norwood Patch. The outlet's report did not detail local collection sites or dates for area donors to give (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/norwood/s/kkvsc/ma-blood-donors-urgently-needed-as-red-cross-declares-national-crisis).

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