As night fell, the gunfire ceased. Clara Barton had been nursing soldiers since the Battle of Antietam began, and now she ensured that the barn with wounded soldiers was well lit with the lanterns she brought. Barton walked from the barn to the house, where she found a surgeon sitting in one of the small,…
Meet Civil War Nurse Clara Barton, The Woman of Selfless Determination Who Helped Found the American Red Cross
California Bill Introduced to Grant Tax Credits to Blood Drive Sponsors
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LA County Hit Hard by Blood Shortage Amid COVID-19 Surge
Los Angeles County officials are urging residents to donate blood as the national blood shortage crisis is impacting local hospitals—to the point of prompting an hours-long shutdown of a trauma center by the county’s Department of Health Services earlier this week. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s trauma center had to stop accepting new patients for over two…
American Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Worst in Over 10 Years
The American Red Cross says it’s facing a national blood crisis and is urging more people to donate blood to alleviate the worst shortage its seen in more than a decade. The low supply is posing a risk to patients and forcing doctors to decide who gets blood transfusions now and who will have to wait…
UCI Hosts Blood Drive During Nationwide Blood Shortage
The University of California–Irvine (UCI) is holding a series of blood drives to help offset an “unprecedented” nationwide blood shortage. The American Red Cross announced last year a severe blood shortage due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and resulting blood drive cancellations. Today, the shortage persists as hospitals prepare for a greater shortfall during the warmer months. “[During]…
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