BLOOD BANKS PLANNING DRIVES TO BOOST SUPPLY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer With the county's blood supply running dangerously low, at least nine donor drives are scheduled in the coming days. United Blood Service, Ventura County's sole blood provider, joined the rising toll of El Nino's victims last month as flooding and road closures resulted in a smaller than usual number of donors for the month. ``We've already brought in more than 300 pints of blood from out of state,'' said Alan Wood For other persons named Alan Wood, see Alan Wood (disambiguation). Alan Wood was born (on March 20 1947) and brought up in Sheffield where he was educated at King Edward VII School (photo). , UBS's associate executive director. ``It's unusual for this time of year. This is the type of shortage we expect for mid-December to mid-January.'' Last month, eight of UBS' 52 planned blood drives were canceled due to poor weather conditions. UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System workers were hoping to replenish its supply in February following the holiday season, when the number of donors traditionally drops. But only 2,400 people donated pints, down 400 from what UBS would attract during a more sunny, driver-friendly February. ``We're now hoping to rebuild the stock in March,'' Wood said. At any given time, UBS wants 224 pints of blood in stock - enough to last three or four days. On Thursday, it had only 188 pints, Wood said. Blood bank officials are particularly concerned about the shortage in type-O blood, known as a universal type nearly everyone may receive. ``We should have a total stock level of 100 (pints) of Type-O, and we have a stock level today of 31,'' Wood said. Donors must be between ages 17 and 79, weigh at least 110 pounds, and have proper identification showing name and either date of birth or Social Security number, or have a blood-donor card. Hospitals in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Camarillo and Ventura have yet to feel a significant impact from the blood supply shortage and, as a result, have not postponed elective surgeries elective surgery Surgery Any operation that can be performed with advanced planning–eg, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, colonic resection, coronary artery bypass , blood bank officials said. SCHEDULED DRIVES TODAY: Simi Valley Little League, Royal Avenue Park, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Kmart on Arneill Road in Camarillo, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. SUNDAY: Ojai Presbyterian Church, 304 N. Foothill Drive in Ojai, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. St. Paschal Baylon Saint Paschal Baylon (or Pascal Baylon) (24 May 1540–17 May 1592) was a Spanish friar and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He was born at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, on 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called in Spain "the Pasch of Church, 155 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MONDAY: Kmart store on Arneill Road in Camarillo, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. Esplanade Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into off Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard, 2 to 7 p.m. TUESDAY: Center Point Mall, 2651 Saviers Road in Oxnard, 2 to 7 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 185 St. Thomas Drive in Ojai, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Ventura Elks Club, 11 S. Ash St. in Ventura, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: SCHEDULED DRIVES (see text) |
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