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Bellone: Blood and platelet levels at critical lows in Suffolk
The New York Blood Center in Riverhead. (Photo by Rachel Young.) Long Island’s recent string of winter storms has led to a critical shortage of community blood and platelets, Suffolk County Executive...
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East End’s only blood donation center quietly closes its doors
The East End’s only blood donation center, the brick-and-mortar Long Island Blood Services, quietly closed its doors in Riverhead this spring — so quietly, in fact, that many in the community were...
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Blood supplies low following blizzard; donors wanted
A blood drive is being held at North Shore Christian Church on Thursday. (Courtesy photo) With blizzard conditions sweeping the region this week, the last thing on many people’s minds has been donating...
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Southold FD takes top honors from New York Blood Center
Southold’s firefighters are already dedicated to saving lives. But the Southold Fire Department took its mission to a new level last year by generating more blood donations than any other fire...
View ArticleDonate blood at an upcoming drive this month
Peconic Bay Medical Center is asking for the community to help save lives this summer amid a continuing blood emergency declared by the New York Blood Center. On Monday, Aug. 8 the hospital is hosting...
View ArticleBellone encourages residents to donate during blood shortage
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone stressed on Monday for residents to donate blood after the New York Blood Center declared a blood emergency in the New York metropolitan area. “There are...
View ArticleSouthold Fire Department to host blood drive Jan. 24
The Southold Fire Department will host a blood drive Wednesday, Jan. 24 between 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. at the main firehouse on Main Road. The popular spaghetti dinner for all those who donate will start...
View ArticleSouthold Fire Department honored again for blood donation efforts; next drive...
A community effort once again has landed the Southold Fire Department the Terry Farrell Award for collecting more pints of donated blood donations than any other department on Long Island and the...
View ArticleSeries of blood drives planned for Greenport at a time when donations are...
Though the coronavirus pandemic has stymied some of the New York Blood Center’s usual activity, the need for blood persists. In response to the need, the organization is planning to host a series of...
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