There’s a major blood donation shortage in Northeast Ohio. The clock is ticking to donate. The American Red Cross Northern ...

but a donation of platelets may be suggested, Cook said. The Red Cross closed its donation site at Moundbuilders Doctor’s Park, next to Licking Memorial Hospital, when it opened the new location ...

The American Red Cross is urging donors to give blood or platelets this February to help replenish the blood supply after ...

A single blood donation, according to the Red Cross, can save up to ... which samples are drawn for testing. Platelet donors are settled into a reclining chair, cuddled into warm blankets and ...

The Red Cross says that every 15 seconds, someone needs platelets. The platelet donation procedure is a little more involved than a regular blood donation. The primary differences are as ...