American Red Cross urges people to donate blood amid dire shortage
The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood this summer amid an emergency blood shortage. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has the latest.
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The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood this summer amid an emergency blood shortage. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has the latest.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is urging people to donate blood amid a supply emergency. More blood is needed in the summer months, when donations typically drop, experts say.
New Jersey has less than a one-week supply of red blood cells and less than a day's supply of platelets, health officials say.
This year, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day all fell during the workweek — typically some of the Red Cross's busiest donation days.
A member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region of the American Red Cross is joining a critical disaster relief operation in Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into the coast.
The fire began inside a home on Steinway Avenue in Ewing Township, Mercer County Tuesday night.
The Big Ten conference is getting college students involved in the fight to ease the nation's critical blood shortage.
A massive fire tore through three homes in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, on Sunday night, displacing at least seven people.
One resident who lives near the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash site said she's grateful for all of the support she's received.
Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted by the fires across the Los Angeles area.
CBS News Philadelphia reporter Kerri Corrado checked in with a member of the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region on Tuesday.
Volunteers from the Philadelphia region are deploying to help with relief efforts from at least five fires in Southern California.
Families impacted by disaster over the past year were treated to an early Christmas all thanks to the American Red Cross. Alicia Roberts reports from West Philly.
The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania hosted a children's party in West Philly for families impacted by disaster over the past year.
The fire broke out Wednesday and forced around 40 people living in 10 homes on West Lafayette Street to evacuate.
President Biden told Floridians his administration would offer support "for as long as it takes to rescue, recover and rebuild."
Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene hit, American Red Cross volunteers from the Delaware Valley continued to go down to help.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross from the Philadelphia area are headed south to assist with Hurricane Helene relief.
Red Cross volunteer teams from New Jersey are headed to Florida and other states to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Helene.
The Terrace Apartments on Spruce Street caught fire in West Philadelphia on May 5. Since then, some residents have struggled to get back on their feet.
The city of Philadelphia is opening a resource center after more than 100 people were forced from their homes following a fire at the Terrace Apartments earlier this month.
The Red Cross has closed a shelter in Darby Borough for residents impacted by flooding near Darby Creek on Wednesday after heavy rain pounded the Philadelphia region.
The Red Cross shelter that opened to assist Darby Borough residents during the storm Tuesday night has now closed. Flooding forced some people from their homes along the Darby Creek. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3NWN6Se
The CEO of the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania called the nation's blood shortage declaration an "interesting perfect storm."
Blood supply in the U.S. has fallen to critically low levels, with the amount of people donating at its lowest number n 20 years.
