The American Red Cross has put out a desperate plea for blood donors — and the need is even greater than usual in Utah at this time of year.
“It’s being used much faster in the hospitals than it’s coming in,” said Sheri Van Bibber, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross chapter in Utah. “We’re just not seeing the donors coming in.”
December is always a tough time for blood donations as people get busy with the holidays, she said. But they've already come up against that holiday lull.
“We’ve never hit it this early. We’ve never hit it in November,” Van Bibber said.