Prognosis
Hospitals Are Facing the Worst Blood Shortage in More Than a Decade
Organizations urge Americans to give blood after donations dropped 10% during the pandemic
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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U.S. hospitals face a critical shortage of blood supplies, adding to the pressure on the health-care system already strained by surging Covid-19 cases.
Ongoing blood shortages “could significantly jeopardize the ability of health care providers” to care for patients, the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association said in a joint statement Thursday.