27-12-2021, 12:59 PM
PUBLISHED 5 HOURS AGO
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - The pandemic has caused many supply-chain bottlenecks in everyday life, but few are as critical as the United States' ever-shrinking blood banks.
For the American Red Cross, which supplies about 40 per cent of the nation's blood, and other nonprofit blood centres, the problem lies mostly at the top of the chain: the diminishing number of healthy donors.
"This is the biggest challenge that I've seen in my 30 years in the business," Chris Hrouda, president of biomedical services at the American Red Cross, said Thursday.
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Remote work, blood drive cancellations, and the limits that colleges and businesses have placed on the number of people allowed in public spaces have all reduced donor turnout.
Compounding the problem, the Red Cross, like many employers, is struggling to attract and retain employees amid the pandemic.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/unite...n-a-decade
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - The pandemic has caused many supply-chain bottlenecks in everyday life, but few are as critical as the United States' ever-shrinking blood banks.
For the American Red Cross, which supplies about 40 per cent of the nation's blood, and other nonprofit blood centres, the problem lies mostly at the top of the chain: the diminishing number of healthy donors.
"This is the biggest challenge that I've seen in my 30 years in the business," Chris Hrouda, president of biomedical services at the American Red Cross, said Thursday.
......
Remote work, blood drive cancellations, and the limits that colleges and businesses have placed on the number of people allowed in public spaces have all reduced donor turnout.
Compounding the problem, the Red Cross, like many employers, is struggling to attract and retain employees amid the pandemic.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/unite...n-a-decade