'It’s beyond disturbing': Blood shortage could lead to people in need going without

America’s blood supply is at such a critical level that for the first time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis.

The shortage means some people who need critical care may have to postpone life-saving surgery or treatment. If ever there was a time to donate, those in the blood business say this is it.

“It’s a scary situation,” said Steve Malave with Suncoast Blood Centers.

Suncoast services Moffitt Cancer Center and 15 hospitals in the Tampa Bay area south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. They’ve been sounding the alarm for a while, but now, as the Red Cross puts it, the situation is dire.

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So what is the definition of people with needs. Is it the same need New York says is to be based on color.