NBC Connecticut Blood Drive

Donors have shown up all morning at NBC Telemundo Connecticut and Hartford Yard Goats blood drive. Siobhan McGirl shows the families impacted by blood donations and what it means to them.

The American Red Cross said they’ve seen fewer donors since the beginning of the pandemic and they’re hoping more people will come participate in blood drives as we approach summer. “Generally in the summer time, we do see a drop in blood donations and that’s because children might be out of school, people are focused on vacations,” an American...

The American Red Cross says their blood supply is in a very vulnerable state and is urging those who can donate to do so.

It’s certainly not baseball season yet, but lots of people made their way to Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford Thursday. It was one of two locations for NBC and Telemundo Connecticut’s New Beginnings Blood Drive. As the country deals with a dangerously low blood supply, we’re so thankful for so many of you who have stepped up to the...

NBC and Telemundo paired up with the Hartford Yard Goats and The American Red Cross for our annual New Year’s Blood Drive. While there is still a blood shortage across the country, almost 200 hundred donated blood today. Appointments to donate blood can still be made.

The American Red Cross is issuing a critical need alert for blood donations. According to the Red Cross the number of traumas, elective surgeries, and transplants is increasing nationwide. The organization reports that the nation’s blood supply has fallen to critical levels. “Which is why it is so important that if you are healthy and eligible that you are...

NBC Connecticut’s Heidi Voight talks with Jocelyn Hillard from the American Red Cross about the need for blood donors and the upcoming blood drive.

Register to donate blood on Tuesday, June 15!

In Connecticut alone, the Red Cross must collect 302 units of blood every day to meet hospital patient needs

Give back to your community by donating life-saving blood. The need for blood donations is always constant, but amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need is critical. NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut will be partnering with the American Red Cross and Hartford Yard Goats for a two-day New Year’s blood drive on Wednesday, January 6 and Thursday, January 7. The blood…