Urgent call for blood donations following Nor’easter
The New York Blood Center and New Jersey Blood Services are facing a critical shortage after a recent Nor'easter forced the cancellation of approximately 1,000 blood donations.
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- The New York Blood Center and New Jersey Blood Services have lost an estimated 1,000 donations because of last weekend’s Nor’easter, which canceled blood drives and prevented people from leaving their homes. “We’re in need of everything,” said Debbie Silpa, the manager of the NJ Blood Services donation center in Paramus. [...]
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