As Hurricane Ian gears up to impact communities in the southeast, a South Carolina-based not-for-profit blood center is seeking donors. The Blood Connection…
April 30, 2021
Lewes floodplain subcommittee meets
The Lewes Floodplain Subcommittee of the Lewes Planning Commission will meet virtually at 11 a.m., Friday, April 30. The group will continue discussion on items related to floodplain management. A link to the meeting can be found on the agenda at lewes.civicweb.net.
Warrington Road reopens April 30
Warrington Road between Route 24 and Airport Road is set to reopen Friday, April 30, after being closed for a month to install a roundabout for the new Beebe Healthcare Specialty Surgical Hospital. Motorists are asked to use caution with the new traffic pattern.
Lewes officials to plant tree on Arbor Day
Ravens Team Up to Host Blood Drive at M&T Bank Stadium Feb 17, 2021 at 10:57 AM Copied!
Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) is partnering with the Baltimore Ravens, Maryland Stadium Authority and Maryland COVID Plasma Initiative to host a blood drive at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. At this blood drive, BBD hopes to collect 100 units of blood from participating donors.
Prior to the pandemic, donors could stop by community blood drives at convenient locations, but nearly all high schools, colleges, offices and other community groups have had to cancel their blood drives due to COVID-19. In past years, mobile blood drives accounted for a significant amount of the region s incoming blood supply. Today, mobile blood drive donations are at just 43% of pre-pandemic levels – well below what is needed by hospitals and patients in our area.
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January 19, 2021
OCEAN CITY, Md. – 22nd years of hosting a drive, but for the Blood Bank of Delmarva it’s a first … during a world-wide pandemic.
“We have hand sanitizing equipment all around the space and then you’ll see people wiping down chairs as soon as they get up. So, completely different, spread out, and socially distanced,” said Director of Recruitment for the Blood Bank of Delmarva, Marie Forrestal.
But according to Forrestal, the CDC guidelines aren’t the issue, it’s the high demand for blood with a lack of donations.
“During the bulk of this pandemic we had less than a 5-day blood supply of center blood times and it’s something the general public just doesn’t realize.”