Critical type O blood shortage: Red Cross urgently needs donors
Donors of all blood types are urged to give now and help restock blood supply
Salt Lake City, UTAH (Jan. 20, 2020) — The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to cancel blood drives, the Red Cross now has a critical shortage of type O blood and urgently needs donors to restock the shelves.
O so needed
Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of type O blood available for patient emergencies and medical treatments. Type O positive blood is the most transfused blood type and can be given to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. While just 7% of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, it can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what hospital staff reach for during emergencies when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type.
Help replenish the blood supply
Every day, the Red Cross must collect nearly 13,000 blood donations and more than 2,600 platelet donations for patients who rely on blood to survive. Shortfalls in donations can cause delays in essential medical care for patients like 12-year-old Dagan Hawkins.
Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in November, Dagan has required platelet and blood transfusions during his cancer treatments. “There was a time when they needed to have blood products delivered from another hospital because they were unavailable there,” said Dustin Hawkins, Dagan’s father.
Donors of all blood types – especially types O positive and O negative – are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Davis
Bountiful
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful East Stake, 650 East 2150 South
2/13/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful Utah Orchard Stake, 3707 So 800 West
Centerville
1/23/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Centerville North Stake, 1298 North 400 West
1/31/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Centerville Police Department, 250 North main St.
Clearfield
2/10/2020: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Clearfield City Offices, 55 South State
Hill Air Force Base
2/14/2020: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Hill Air Force Base, 5711 E Ave, Base Chapel, Building 445
Kaysville
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Kaysville Utah Deseret Mill Stake, 1275 W 200 North, Flint St
Layton
1/30/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Layton Holmes Creek Stake, 625 South Country Creek DR (750 E)
North Salt Lake
1/28/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., North Salt Lake Utah Stake (Eaglepoint Bldg), 900 South Eaglepoint Drive
2/15/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Unity Baptist Church, 1170 West 1000 North
Syracuse
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Syracuse Utah Bluff Stake, 700 South 2500 West
Woods Cross
2/13/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Woods Cross Utah North Stake Apple Chapel, 790 West 1500 South
Salt Lake
Magna
1/27/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Entheos Academy, 2606 South 7200 West
Midvale
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Midvale East Stake, 87 East 7100 South
Murray
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, 5848 S. Fashion Blvd
2/13/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Murray Utah North Stake Center, 5200 S. Glendon St.
Riverton
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Riverton Utah Central Stake, 12830 S. 2700 W.
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Stampin' up!, 12907 South 3600 West
Salt Lake City
1/21/2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., 3form Inc, 2300 South 2300 West
1/21/2020: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Health Line International Corporation, 5675 W 300 S
1/22/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Salt Lake County Complex, 2001 South State Street, South Bldg. USU Room S1010
1/22/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, 1975 South 2300 East
1/24/2020: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Bunnell, Inc., 436 Lawndale Drive
1/24/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mountain America Credit Union, 4900 Highland Drive
1/24/2020: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Windermere Real Estate, 1240 East 2100 South
1/27/2020: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Utah State Health Dept., 288 N. 1460 W.
1/27/2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, 383 South University Street
1/27/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Neumont University, 143 South Main Street
1/28/2020: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East
1/28/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monument Park Stake, 1565 Foothill Drive
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake City Corp., 451 South State Street #238
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ferguson, a Wolsey Company, 1422 South 4450 West
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Department of Natural Resources, 1594 W. North Temple
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Salt Lake Emigration Stake, 680 East 2nd Avenue
1/30/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, 389 South 900 East
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Institute of Religion, 1780 East South Campus Drive
Salt Lake City
1/31/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Taylorsville Utah South Stake, 4932 South 3200 West
Salt Lake City
1/31/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Feb.- Kearns Utah Stake, 4260 W. 5215 S.
2/10/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., VA Medical Center, 500 South Foothill Blvd.
2/10/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., ICU Medical, 4455 Atherton Dr
2/10/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., City Academy Charter School, 555 East 200 South
2/11/2020: 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Granger High School, 3580 South 3600 West
2/11/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., LDS Hospital, 8th Avenue and C Street
2/11/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Shriners Hospital for Children, 1275 Fairfax Road
2/11/2020: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Utah State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Building
2/12/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Veteran's First Mortgage, 124 N. Charles Lindberg Dr.
2/13/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Health Science Education Building, Health Science Education Building, 26 South 2000 East
2/13/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake Pioneer Stake, 1401 W. 700 S.
2/14/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., 175 S. West Temple, 175 South West Temple, Suite 600
2/14/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., University of Utah-J. Willard Marriot Library, 295 South Campus Drive
Sandy
1/24/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Salt Lake Community College (Miller Campus), 9750 South 300 West
1/31/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Draper Utah Eastridge Stake, 1020 E. Sunburn Lane
South Jordan
2/13/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., AutoPoint, 10808 South River Front Parkway, suite 500
Taylorsville
1/24/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Taylorsville Utah North Stake-Stake Center, 1250 W. Atherton Dr (4375 S)
1/28/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Taylorsville Institute, 4554 S. 2025 W.
West Jordan
1/24/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Utah Heritage Stake, 7336 S. 3200 W.
2/1/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7405 South Redwood Road
West Valley City
1/24/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., West Jordan Utah Oquirrh Point Stake, North Chapel, 6253 West 6200 South
West Valley City
2/13/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Jordan North Stake, 3900 S. 4000 W.
Utah
American Fork
1/21/2020: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., Alpine School District Transportation Department, 1405 South 100 East
1/21/2020: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Alpine School District Transportation Department, 1405 South 100 East
1/25/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Fork Utah North Stake, 1305 North 100 East
Goshen
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Goshen Stake, 70 South Center
Highland
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Highland West Stake, 11605 North 6000 West
Lehi
1/22/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi Utah North Stake, 2790 N. Center Street
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi West Stake Eagle Crest Building, 700 West 2600 North
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi Utah Traverse Mountain Stake, 2030 West Chapel Ridge
2/10/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Alpine Bible Church, 310 E. State Street
Mapleton
1/22/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Mapleton Utah North Stake Heritage Church, 1580 N. Main
Orem
1/21/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orem High School, 175 South 400 East
1/21/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., US Synthetic, 1260 South 1600 West, Building #3
1/21/2020: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Orem Utah Aspen Stake, 965 W. 2000 N.
Orem
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Utah Northridge Stake, 1780 North 165 East
Orem
1/31/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Timpanogos High School, 1450 North 200 East
2/11/2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Mail Stop #197
2/12/2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Mail Stop #197
2/13/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Sunset Heights Stake, 1260 South 400 West
Orem
2/14/2020: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Orem Utah Orchard Stake, 670 E. 800 N.
Pleasant Grove
2/11/2020: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Pleasant Grove High School, 700 East 200 South
2/13/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., The Charleston/MBK, 10020 North 4600 West
Provo
1/20/2020: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/20/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Filevine Warehouse, 508 E 900 S
1/20/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo Multi-Stake Building, 352 N. 900 E.
1/22/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/24/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Grandview South Stake, 1260 West 1150 North
1/25/2020: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Provo Utah Young Single Adult 14th Stake, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/27/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center-Room 3222, BYU Campus
1/31/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Edgemont South Stake, 2900 North Canyon Rd.
1/31/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo West Stake, 610 West 300 South
2/1/2020: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Utah Valley Convention Center, 220 W. Center St.
2/12/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Provo City Offices, 351 West Center
2/12/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo Utah Married Student 1st Stake, 1600 N. 900 E
Salem
2/13/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salem West - Knoll Park Chapel, 160 S. 460 W.
Saratoga Springs
1/20/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Satatoga Springs Utah Israel Canyon, 136 W. Summerhill
2/12/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saratoga Springs Utah Crossroads Stake, 612 W Pony Express Pkwy
Spanish Fork
1/23/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Leadership Academy - Seminary Building, 890 West 900 South
1/24/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Utah Canyon View Stake - Cultural Hall, 989 S. 2550 E.
2/13/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Landmark High School, 612 South Main Street
Springville
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Hobblecreek West Stake, 555 South 600 East
2/15/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Springville Utah Spring Creek Stake, 235 E 550 North
Weber
Farr West
1/23/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Farr West Utah Poplar Stake, 1800 North 1800 West
Harrisville
1/30/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Harrisville Utah Stake, 435 W. Harrisville Road
North Ogden
1/21/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Ogden City Offices, 505 East 2600 North
1/29/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lee's Marketplace - North Ogden, 2645 North 400 East
Ogden
1/27/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Weber County Sheriff's Office, 721 West 12th St.
1/27/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Well Fargo Ogden, 3602 Washington Blvd
2/10/2020: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Student Union, 2102 University Circle
2/11/2020: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Student Union, 2102 University Circle
2/12/2020: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Student Union, 2102 University Circle
2/12/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Zions Bank, 2302 Washington Blvd
2/14/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lincoln Elementary School, 1235 N. Canfield
2/14/2020: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Wayfair, 550 Depot Dr
Roy
1/21/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Roy High School, 2150 West 4800 South
Washington Terrace
2/10/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bonneville High School, 251 Laker Way
West Haven
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Haven Utah Stake, 4700 West 3300 South
How to donate blood
All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
