‘Supplies are tight’: Canadian Blood Services concerned about current inventory
But inventory has a shelf life — a year for frozen plasma, 42 days for red blood cells and five days for platelets — so it takes some work to ensure supply continues to meet demand.
“Supplies are tight. We like to have 21,000 to 25,000 units of blood in inventory on any given day, because that gives us the agility and elasticity to meet the needs right across the country,” Sher said.“We’re operating with an inventory of 15,000 to 16,000 units rather than the 21,000. That is why we’re saying we need to build the donor base and increase the collections.”
Click to share quote on Twitter: "We're operating with an inventory of 15,000 to 16,000 units rather than the 21,000. That is why we're saying we need to build the donor base and increase the collections." Canadian Blood Services has 25,000 empty appointments to fill before the end of the busy Christmas and New Year periods. It is also dealing with a large number of cancellations or people simply not showing up due to a combination of colds, flu and COVID-19 illnesses.
“Winter cold and flu season is upon us, our cancellation rates have jumped significantly and we’re heading into the toughest weeks to collect blood and blood products,” said Rick Prinzen, the chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donor relations for Canadian Blood Services.
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