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Date Published: July 4, 2006
Facing shortage, Red Cross appeals for blood
donations
The Associated
Press
The American Red Cross in South Carolina is
extending hours and beefing up incentives as it appeals for
blood donations to offset a dangerously low blood
supply.
The Red Cross has begun to ration blood to
hospitals because the organization is down to less than a
one-day supply of blood. One hospital in the state ran out of
O positive blood for several hours and had to receive blood
imported from Charlotte to avoid canceling surgeries, the
organization said.
Donor centers in Columbia, Florence,
Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Sumter and Myrtle Beach will open
at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. They will close at 7
p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and at 5 p.m. on
Friday.
Also, through July 15, donors will receive a
vintage ball cap and be entered for a chance to win two plane
tickets.
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