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Blood Drive

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Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage

  • Aug 5, 2024

American Red Cross blood supplies hit critically low levels

  • Oct 1, 2023

OC phlebotomist accused of molesting women while they donated blood

  • Sep 23, 2022

OC schools host blood drive in honor of Uvalde shooting victims

  • Jun 15, 2022

Red Cross declares national blood crisis amid Omicron surge

  • Jan 12, 2022

Change FDA blood donation policy that impacts LGBTQ+ people, meteorologist says

  • Mar 24, 2021

San Bernardino blood bank facing 'critical' supply shortage

  • Oct 31, 2020

Coronavirus: LA Health Care Plan hosting blood drive amid nationwide shortage

  • Mar 24, 2020

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Blood drive honors former 'General Hospital' actor killed in downtown LA shooting

  • Sep 14, 2025
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American Red Cross blood supplies hit critically low levels; calls on public for donations

  • Oct 1, 2023
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US

  • May 12, 2023
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Orange County phlebotomist accused of molesting women while they donated blood

  • Sep 23, 2022
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OC elementary students, teachers host blood drive in honor of Uvalde shooting victims

  • Jun 15, 2022
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Red Cross declares national blood crisis amid Omicron surge

  • Jan 12, 2022
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Teen holds blood drive for her sweet sixteen birthday

  • Feb 17, 2021
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San Bernardino blood bank facing 'critical' supply shortage

  • Oct 31, 2020

Latest Stories

Parents host blood drive as their infant born 12 weeks premature recovers at Cedars-Sinai

Tesha Dolen was born 12 weeks premature. The infant, who weighs just two pounds, is in an intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

  • Feb 18, 2020

SoCal blood supply critically low, Red Cross offers donors chance to win trip to Super Bowl

Experts say blood bank levels are usually lower than average in January after the holidays.

  • Jan 11, 2020

Blood bank calls on SoCal community for donations following mass shootings

In solidarity with the communities of mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio, LifeStream Blood Bank is making a financial donation and calling on blood donors to do their part.

  • Aug 6, 2019

Thousand Oaks man thanks the 26 donors who saved his life from leukemia

The staff at the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center helped one local man thank each and every blood donor who helped save his life.

  • Jan 14, 2019

Red Cross receives blood donations at Manhattan Beach farmer's market

The Red Cross Bloodmobile was among the more than 50 vendors at the popular market.

  • Aug 2, 2018