Overview
- Donations routinely fall from late November through early January, and Red Cross leaders say turnout has declined in recent months as supplies expire after about 42 days.
- Vitalant reports Colorado needs about 600 donors each day and currently has roughly 3 to 3.5 days of blood available, short of its four-day goal.
- The American Red Cross of Utah kept collection sites open on New Year’s Day to meet hospital demand that does not pause for holidays.
- Through January 25, people who donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross are entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl 60 via its partnership with the NFL.
- The Colorado Springs Fire Department now carries blood on ambulances and in 2025 administered about 95 units to 83 patients, which a lieutenant says helped save more than 50 lives.