Versiti Blood Center, Indiana's primary blood provider, is urging residents to donate blood as the state faces a critical shortage. Severe weather and a rise in illnesses have significantly reduced blood donations, leaving the center with less than a day's supply of essential blood types like O positive, O negative, and B negative. Donors are highlighting the life-saving impact of blood donations, sharing their personal stories of how donations have helped them in emergencies.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday morning, Philip Zillinger is checking in at a Versiti Blood Center in Indianapolis. It’s a stop he makes once a month.“It’s the right thing to do,” said Zillinger.On this day he’s donating platelets, but has been a whole blood donor for a long time.“I donated for the first time in 1967,” said Zillinger.Now, Indiana is in critical need of blood. Versiti Blood Center is the primary blood provider to 95 hospitals in Indiana and they say they’re in need.
“It saved my life and it can save many other lives,” said Divinity Crittendon.Crittendon needed help from blood donations almost two years ago. “I went to give birth and next thing I know I woke up on a ventilator,” said Crittendon.During an Emergency C-section, Crittendon needed 276 units of blood.“How extremely blessed I am because there are people out there donating and how thankful I am to each and every one of those people that I don’t even know,” said Crittendon.
BLOOD DONATION EMERGENCY CRITICAL SHORTAGE INDIANAPOLIS WEATHER
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