CRMC Will Not Postpone Surgeries Amid Low Blood Supply
Cookeville Regional Medical Center has no plans of canceling or postponing elective surgeries amid low blood inventory across the region. Blood Assurance announced late Thursday they had asked the hospitals served across the region to postpone elective surgeries until the blood supply is replenished. Snow and cold have cancelled blood drives and kept residents from […]
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 […]
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 […]
