Platelet Donations Needed; Summer Shortages Taking Toll
Upper Cumberland Blood Assurance issued a critical plea for platelet donors Friday. As of Friday morning, the organization said they only had 15 platelet units to be distributed to over 70 different medical facilities in the region. Blood Assurance Chief Medical Officer Liz Culler said shortages are common during holiday periods. “A lot of times […]
Blood Assurance Cookeville Block Party Saturday
Blood Assurance Cookeville hosts its third annual Block Party Saturday. Assistant Team Leader Jessie Phillips said the event is a way for Blood Assurance Cookeville to give back to the community and its donors. “We feel really close to our donors, and they’re always looking for ways to reach out and help us,” Phillips said. […]
Blood Drive Cancellations Cause Need For More Donations
Blood Assurance needs more blood donations after seeing widespread cancellations due to weather and sickness. Community Relations Director Jay Baumgardner said the organization has 1,500 pints left on the shelf. Not many considering 70 hospitals share the supply. “The blood supply never takes a day off,” Baumgardner said. “Holidays, snow, so if you have the […]
Blood Assurance In Critical Need of Donors
Blood Assurance representatives say they are in critical need of blood donors. Account Manager and Donor Recruiter Trudy Cody said that usually they are in need for type O blood, but recently they have developed a critical need for all types of blood. “Blood Assurance needs to collect I believe 562 units a day to […]
Blood Assurance In Emergency Situation and Needing Donors, Extending Hours
Cookeville’s Blood Assurance office will be open extended hours Thursday through Saturday for blood donations. Blood Assurance said there is a critical need right now for O-positive, O-negative and A-positive blood types. They are sitting at under a half days supply for most blood types, when in an ideal situation they would have a five-day […]
Blood Assurance Supplies Running Critically Low
Blood Assurance has reached critically low levels for almost all blood types, with zero units of O-positive blood on the shelf. Donor Recruiter Trudy Cody said she is encouraging all residents to participate in local blood drives to build the supply. “We need all types of blood, but we especially need the O negative and […]
Blood Assurance Week Of Remembrance For March Tornado
Blood Assurance is hosting a Cookeville blood drive event in memory of the lives lost and the lives saved through blood donations after the March tornado. Donor Recruiter Trudy Cody said blood supplies have been low since the pandemic, so this week offers multiple ways to help. “Today’s patients needed donors yesterday,” Cody said. “Any […]
UC Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The Upper Cumberland region faces critical blood shortages and needs your help to fill the gap. Blood Assurance Medical Director Dr. Liz Culler said fears of donating during a pandemic and schools and workplaces not hosting blood drives have both contributed. “This is actually unprecedented,” Culler said. “This is a nation wide shortage, and I […]
Blood Assurance Offering Antibody Testing Until July 10
Blood Assurance is offering COVID-19 antibody testing until July 10. The non-profit blood donation center is in need of convalescent plasma. Marketing Director Caitlin Stanley said the plasma contains antibodies a donor would have used to fight the virus. “When they donate their plasma, that plasma can actually be transfused into a critically ill COVID-19 […]
Less Than One Day’s Supply Of O+ Blood Remains
Less than one day’s supply of O-Positive blood is available through Blood Assurance Monday. “Usage was very high last week and we need our community to come out in full force to help get these types where they need to be to ensure we have what we need for our local patients,” Blood Assurance Medical […]
