DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – A blood emergency has been declared by the Memorial Blood Centers following a period of low donor turnout.
They are currently down to a two to three day supply of type O negative and a critical shortage of platelets but all blood types are needed at this time.
Donations are down by about a thousand compared to a year ago and there has been a nearly 50 percent decrease in youth and first time donors since 2019.
Blood drives are being held at locations around the Duluth area over the next several weeks in hopes of increasing short supplies.
Here are blood drives in the Duluth area: Go to this website to schedule an appointment https://www.mbcherohub.club/donor/schedules/city
- Lake Superior College
- 4/9/2024
- 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
- UMD Housing & Residence Life
- 4/15/2024
- 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Battle of the Badges Sponsored by Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Duluth Fire Department, & Duluth Police Department
- 4/17/2024
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- The College of St. Scholastica
- 4/18/2024
- 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
- Giant Giving
- 4/23/2024
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Northwood Children’s Services West Campus
- 4/25/2024
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Saving Lives for Ella
- 4/27/2024
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Marshall School
- 4/30/2024
- 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
- Duluth East High School
- 5/1/2024
- 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
- Environmental Protection Agency
- 5/2/2024
- 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Denfeld High School
- 5/3/2024
- 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Harbor City International School
- 5/8/2024
- 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Essentia Health East
- 5/28/2024
- 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- St. Luke’s Hospital
- 5/29/2024
- 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
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