Type O blood donations needed during shortage, major nonprofit says
Memphis-based Vitalant provides blood, plasma and platelets to 900 hospitals nationwide, including more than a dozen hospitals locally. (Courtesy Vitalant file)
Vitalant says it needs thousands of blood donations to keep Memphis hospitals stocked, due to the lowest supply in two years.
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Vitalant Amber Evans St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareSteve Bohnel
Steve Bohnel is a Temple University graduate, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He’s worked at news organizations in Iowa, Maryland and Pittsburgh, covering local and state politics. He covers health care, transportation and logistics, public companies, banking and finance and technology. He is an avid traveler, an Everton F.C. and Philadelphia sports fan, and likes collecting records and biking around town.
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