LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8, 2024 — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help alleviate the shortage and help ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not put on hold.
Over the last 20 years, the number of people donating blood to the Red Cross has fallen by about 40%. When fewer people donate blood, even small disruptions to blood donations – such as the nearly 7,000-unit shortfall in blood donations the Red Cross experienced between Christmas and New Year’s Day alone – can have a huge impact on the availability of blood products and dramatic consequences for those in need of emergency blood transfusion. Blood products are currently going to hospitals faster than blood donations are coming in, and in recent weeks, the Red Cross has had to limit distributions of type O blood products – among the most transfused blood types – to hospitals.
“Small changes in blood donor turnout can have a huge impact on the availability of blood products and dramatic consequences for those in need of an emergency blood transfusion,” said Dr. Eric Gehrie, executive physician director for the Red Cross. “More challenges may lie ahead as the potential for severe winter weather and seasonal illness may compound the dire blood supply situation. Donors of all types – especially those with type O blood and those giving platelets – are urged to give now.”
Don’t wait – to make an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
The Red Cross and the National Football League (NFL) are partnering this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals to give blood or platelets and help tackle the emergency blood shortage. Those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma in January will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. For details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Super Bowl.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Jan. 8-31:
Herkimer
Herkimer
1/10/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Herkimer County Office, 109 Mary Street – Suite 1111
Ilion
1/11/2024: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Ilion, 90 Morgan Street
Little Falls
1/31/2024: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Little Falls Hospital, 140 Burwell St.
Mohawk
1/10/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Church, 71 East Main St.
Van Hornesville
1/31/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Owen D Young School, 2316 State Route 80
West Winfield
1/11/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Joseph’s Church, 303 West Main Street
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Madison
Canastota
1/16/2024: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Heritage Baptist Church, 133 Genesee St
Cazenovia
1/18/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St.
Chittenango
1/11/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Sullivan Free Library, 101 Falls Blvd
De Ruyter
1/12/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, Seminary Street
Morrisville
1/26/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Morrisville Community Church, 3824 Swamp Rd.
Munnsville
1/12/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Munnsville Fire Department, 5210 S Main St
Oneida
1/12/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St.
1/18/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Oneida YMCA, 701 Seneca St.
1/26/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St.
1/31/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oneida Public Library, 459 Main Street
Wampsville
1/18/2024: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Madison County Employees Building 5, 138 N. Court Street
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Oneida
Barneveld
1/12/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Rd
Camden
1/8/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St John’s the Evangelist Church, 35 3rd St
Clinton
1/18/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Clinton United Methodist Church, 105 Utica Road
New Hartford
1/10/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 105 Genesee Street
New York Mills
1/27/2024: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., New York Mills Fire Department, 379 Main St
Rome
1/12/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St John’s Lutheran Church, 502 West Chestnut Street
1/15/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., St Paul’s Church, 1807 Bedford St
1/26/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St John’s Lutheran Church, 502 West Chestnut Street
Sherrill
1/9/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 230 Sherrill, 168 E. Seneca St.
Utica
1/9/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St Elizabeths School of Nursing, 2209 Genesee St
1/15/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., American Legion Post 229, 409 Herkimer Road
1/25/2024: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pines at Utica, 1800 Butterfield Ave
1/30/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., MVCC, 1101 Sherman Dr
1/31/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Utica University Student Activities, 1600 Burrstone Road
Whitesboro
1/19/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Dunham Public Library, 76 Main St
Woodgate
1/24/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department, 12445 Rt 28
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Onondaga
Baldwinsville
1/9/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Moyers Corners Fire Department Station 1, 8481 Oswego Road – Route 57
1/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 East Genesee Street
1/24/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Belgium Cold Springs Fire Department 1, 7920 W. River Rd.
Camillus
1/22/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 West Genesee Street
1/25/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Elks Lodge, 6117 Newport Rd
Clay
1/20/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Clay Fire Dept, 4383 NY-31
Cicero
1/25/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 787, 5575 Legionnaire Drive
East Syracuse
1/9/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First United Church, 823 Franklin Park Drive
Fayetteville
1/11/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)
1/23/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)
1/29/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St
La Fayette
1/30/2024: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Pompey Community Church, 2555 Berwyn Road
Liverpool
1/9/2024: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Holiday Inn & Suites Syracuse Airport Liverpool, 400 7th N St.
Manlius
1/17/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Manlius Village Center, One Arkie Albanese Ave.
Marcellus
1/13/2024: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Marcellus United Methodist Church, 1 Slocombe Ave.
Nedrow
1/20/2024: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Nedrow Fire Dept, 6505 South Salina St
North Syracuse
1/8/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Luther Memorial Church, 435 S. Main St.
Skaneateles
1/13/2024: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Skaneateles Fire Department, 77 West Genesee St.
Syracuse
1/10/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., SUNY, Upstate University Hospital, Community Campus, Broad Road
1/12/2024: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Howlett Hill Fire Dept, 3384 Howlett Hill
1/16/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Betts Branch Library, 4862 South Salina Street
1/16/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., North Syracuse Community Center, 700 South Bay Rd
1/17/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., OneGroup, 706 N Clinton St
1/17/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mattydale VFW Post 3146, 2000 LeMoyne Ave
1/17/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Van Duyn Center, 5075 West Seneca Turnpike
1/19/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Hospital, 301 Prospect Ave
1/19/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Salt City Market, 484 S SALINA ST
1/20/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St Michaels Catholic Church, 4781 W. Seneca Turnpike
1/23/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dannible & Mckee, LLP, 221 South Warren Street
1/24/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., SU Schine Student Center, Waverly Ave.
1/25/2024: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Dewitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. East
1/26/2024: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Howlett Hill Fire Dept, 3384 Howlett Hill
1/29/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Catholic Charities, 1654 W Onondaga St
1/29/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Le Moyne College, Campus Center, 1419 Saltsprings Rd.
1/30/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Syracuse University Athletics, John A. Lally Athletics Complex, 1077 Comstock Ave
1/31/2024: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Onondaga Free Library, 4840 West Seneca Turnpike
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Oswego
Central Square
1/19/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Central Square Baptist Church, 701 N. Main St.
1/25/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., American Legion Post 915, 3301 Fulton Avenue
Cleveland
1/24/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bethel Community Fellowship, 240 NY RT 49, Cleveland NY
Fulton
1/18/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., YMCA, 715 W Broadway
1/23/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Church of the Nazarene, 914 Utica St.
1/30/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Volney Elementary, 2592 State RT 3
Hannibal
1/10/2024: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Hannibal Fire Department, 155 OSWEGO ST
Mallory
1/27/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mallory Wesleyan Church, 5 Baum RD
Mexico
1/10/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Mexico First United Methodist Church, 4372 Church Street
Oswego
1/17/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Oswego Elks Lodge 271, 132 W 5th St
1/27/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Elim Grace Church, 340 W. First St.
1/30/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., State University of New York Oswego, 142 Campus Center Drive, Campus Center
1/31/2024: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Oswego YMCA, 265 W. 1st
Phoenix
1/26/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Enterprise Fire Company #1, 457 Main Street
Pulaski
1/26/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Pulaski Wesleyan Church, 4591 US Rt11
Sandy Creek
1/8/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sandy Creek United Methodist Church, 2031 Harwood Dr
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About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
