U.S. Blood Supply hits 10-Year Low, Red Cross Sends Urgent Plea!

"We are sometimes at less than a half-day's supply for certain blood types," Dr. Baia Lasky with the American Red Cross said. "And really, the blood is leaving our shelves as fast as we can collect it." Now, at some hospitals, leaders are worried patients will start feeling the pain. "There is a possibility, if our blood type O levels get so low, that we would have to cancel elective surgeries," Dr. Kristin Mekeel with UC San Diego Health said. #bloodsupply #americanredcross #hospitals #newsy

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