February 7, 2000
VOL. 29, NO. 21
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Blood Donations Are Urgently Needed; Drive Set For This
Week
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The Red Cross is calling on donors to help replenish its
blood supply, which is severely depleted because of seasonal
shortages, flu outbreaks and the severe winter storms on the East
Coast. As of Jan. 26, 23 of the organization's 37 Blood Services
regions were experiencing major shortages with less than a
one-day supply of blood. It is preferred to keep at least a
three-day supply available at all times.
Baltimore was one of the cities hardest hit by the recent
storms, reporting a loss of approximately 1,650 donations.
The next Hopkins blood drive is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and Thursday, Feb. 10, in the Glass
Pavilion at Homewood. Here are some important statistics:
The Johns Hopkins
University blood drives are the most successful drives among
colleges and universities in our region.
Last year, JHU surpassed
its donation goal by 156 percent.
One blood donation can
save three to four lives.
The Homewood campus blood
drive alone helped to save more than 4,000 lives in our community
last year.
Every 10 seconds, someone
in our community receives blood.
More than 1,300 donors
are needed daily to supply patients' needs in our community.
Approximately 95 percent
of individuals will need blood during their lifetime.
Less than 7 percent of
eligible donors in our area donate blood.
More than one-sixth of
all blood that the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region of the
Red Cross distributes to hospitals in the Baltimore-Washington
area goes to patients at JHMI--about 50,000 units of red blood
cells a year.
Most recent statistics for JHMI Broadway:
FY 97-98 2,332 pints
FY 98-99 2,434 pints
YTD 1,176 pints
Most recent statistics for Homewood:
FY 97-98 760 pints
FY 98-99 1,228 pints
YTD 1,176 pints
Most recent statistics for Bayview:
FY 97-98 783 pints
FY 98-99 1,228 pints
YTD 806 pints
To schedule an appointment to donate blood this week, call
Daria Bollinger at 410-516-0138 (from Homewood, 113-0138) or log
onto
www.jhu.edu/~outreach/blooddrive. Pre-registered donors will
be taken ahead of walk-in donors. Future Homewood blood drives
are April 25 and 26, July 11 and 12, Sept. 27 and 28 and Nov. 29
and 30.
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