Type O blood shortage

Type O blood shortage

News 12 Staff

May 14, 2019, 1:22 PM

Updated 1,806 days ago

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Type O blood shortage
Eligible donors can find a blood or platelet donation opportunity and schedule an appointment to donate by using the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass® are encouraged to help speed up the donation process. RapidPass lets donors complete the pre-donation reading and answer the health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, from the convenience of a mobile device or computer, or through the Blood Donor App.

Those interested in hosting a blood drive can learn more and sign up to sponsor a drive this summer by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities May 14-June 10 in New Jersey:

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

American Red Cross Blood Donation Center
Northern New Jersey Donation Center
209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield
Tuesday: 12:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (whole blood)
Saturday (1st and 3rd of each month): 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (whole blood)

Bergen

Cresskill
6/2/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Legion Post No. 21, 75 Legion Drive

Little Ferry
6/9/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Little Ferry Senior Center, 95 Main St.

Ridgewood
5/31/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ridgewood YMCA, 112 Oak St.

River Edge
5/25/2019: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Cub Scout Pack No. 229, St. Peter the Apostle Parish Church, 445 Fifth Ave.
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Essex

Cedar Grove
6/8/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Catherine of Siena School, 39 E. Bradford Ave.

Fairfield
6/8/2019: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friends and Family Blood Drive in Memory of Paula Lawrence, American Red Cross Northern New Jersey Blood Donation Center, 209 Fairfield Road

Millburn
6/1/2019: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Millburn Free Public Library, 200 Glen Ave.

Newark
5/31/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Vince Lombardi Community Center, 201 Bloomfield Ave.

Nutley
5/21/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Nutley Masonic Lodge No. 167, 175 Chestnut St.

Upper Montclair
5/30/2019: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Montclair State University, Student Center, 1 Normal Ave.

West Orange
5/28/2019: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 1 Eagle Rock Ave.
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Hudson

Bayonne
5/18/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Iglesia Ni Cristo, 280 Avenue E

Hoboken
6/8/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Intrepid Gym, 51 Harrison St.
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Morris

Ledgewood
6/2/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., North Jersey Health and Fitness, 1039 Route 46

Madison
5/21/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Madison Volunteer Ambulance Squad, 29 Prospect St.
6/9/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Vincent Martyr Church, 26 Green Village Road

Morristown
5/16/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Headquarters Plaza, 37 Headquarters Plaza

Mount Arlington
5/24/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Courtyard by Marriott Rockaway, 15 Howard Blvd.

Succasunna
5/23/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Roxbury Public Library, 103 Main St.
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Passaic

Hawthorne
5/17/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Louis Bay Library and Community Center, 345 Lafayette Ave.
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Warren

Phillipsburg
5/16/2019: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Pohatcong Elementary School, 240 Route 519
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CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

American Red Cross Blood Donation Center
Camden County Donation Center
5425 Marlton Pike, Pennsauken
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 11:45 a.m.-7:45 p.m. (whole blood and platelet pheresis)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (platelet pheresis)

Mercer

Hamilton
5/16/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Eden Autism Services, 4 Crossroads Drive, Suite 100

Lawrenceville
5/21/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main St.

Princeton
5/14/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Princeton University, Frist Campus Center, 75 Washington Road
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Middlesex

East Brunswick
5/16/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunrise of East Brunswick, 190 Summerhill Road
6/9/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saint Bartholomew Church, 470 Ryders Lane

Edison
5/28/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Edison Township Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave.
6/1/2019: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave.

Metuchen
5/30/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave.

Middlesex
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., American Legion John W. Lupu Memorial Post No. 306, 707 Legion Place

Parlin
5/25/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Aquatic and Fitness Center, 333 Cheesequake Road

Piscataway
5/18/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., AIMS Education Building, 4500 New Brunswick Ave.

South River
5/17/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., VFW Lyons Schepsco Post No. 1451, 31 Reid St.
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Monmouth

Freehold
5/30/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., CentraState Healthcare System, 901 W. Main St.

Howell
5/31/2019: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Howell Township Middle School South, 1 Kuzminski Way

Manasquan
5/18/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Manasquan Volunteer Fire Engine Company No. 2, 111 Parker Ave.

Middletown
5/30/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 94 Tindall Road
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Ocean

Jackson
6/4/2019: 2:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Christa McAuliffe Middle School, 35 S. Hope Chapel Road

Manchester Township
5/22/2019: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Leisure Village West, Willow Hall, 1 Buckingham Drive

New Egypt
6/5/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Church of the Assumption, 76 Evergreen Road

Seaside Heights
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Moose Lodge No. 399, 1801 Bay Blvd.

Toms River
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Days Hotel by Wyndham, 290 Route 37 E.
6/5/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Days Hotel by Wyndham, 290 Route 37 E.
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Somerset

Basking Ridge
6/2/2019: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St. James Roman Catholic Church, 184 S. Finley Ave.

Martinsville
6/9/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Church, 1890 Washington Valley Road
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Union

Berkeley Heights
5/31/2019: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Summit Medical Group, 1 Diamond Hill Road

Plainfield
6/7/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cedarbrook K-8 Center, 1049 Central Ave.

Summit
5/20/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., American Red Cross, 695 Springfield Ave.
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SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

American Red Cross Blood Donation Centers
Camden County Donation Center
5425 Marlton Pike, Pennsauken
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 11:45 a.m.-7:45 p.m. (whole blood and platelet pheresis)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (platelet pheresis)

Pleasantville Donation Center
850 N. Franklin Ave., Pleasantville
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (whole blood)
Thursday: 12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (whole blood)
Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (whole blood)

Atlantic

Atlantic City
5/15/2019: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sovereign Avenue School, 111 N. Sovereign Ave.
5/29/2019: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Tropicana Atlantic City, 2831 Boardwalk Ave.
6/7/2019: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Golden Nugget, 1 Castle Blvd.
6/8/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Michaels Church, 16 N. Georgia Ave.

Egg Harbor Township
5/26/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Atlanticare Life Center, 2500 English Creek Ave.

Galloway
5/17/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Jersey Shore Baptist Church, 216 S. Wrangleboro Road

Hammonton
5/20/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, 373 S. White Horse Pike

Linwood
5/20/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Central United Methodist Church, 5 Marvin Ave.

Mays Landing
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Unity Masonic Lodge No. 96, 82 Mill St.
5/24/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Hamilton Mall, 4403 Black Horse Pike

Somers Point
6/1/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 606 Shore Road
6/7/2019: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Shore Medical Center, 100 Medical Center Way

Ventnor City
5/26/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. James Memorial Hall, S. Newport Ave.
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Burlington

Browns Mills
5/14/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Browns Mills United Methodist Church, 2 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road

Burlington
6/1/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wesley AME Zion Church, 204 Sunset Road
6/2/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1308 Mount Holly Road
6/4/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Relief Fire Company No. 3, Station 303, 1020 Neck Road

Delran
6/10/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Council No. 1436, 939 Bridgeboro St.

Lumberton
5/25/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lumberton Emergency Squad, 34 Municipal Drive

Marlton
5/21/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Isaac Jogues Church, 3 Lord Place
6/7/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300

Medford
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Medford Leas, 1 Medford Leas Way
5/23/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Medford United Methodist Church, 2 Hartford Road
5/24/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 1 Hartford Road
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Crossroads Assembly of God, 233 Church Road

Moorestown
5/17/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Road
6/3/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Virtua Health, 401 Young Ave.
6/8/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Strive Physical Therapy, Field House, 605 Glen Ave.

Mount Holly
5/17/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., VFW Post No. 2692, 199 South Ave.
5/26/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Temple Har Zion, 255 High St.

Mount Laurel
5/20/2019: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Innovative Defense Technologies, 8000 Midlantic Drive
5/30/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Assured Partners, 1317 Route 73, Suite 101
6/3/2019: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Parker McCay 9000 Midlantic Drive
6/5/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Golder Associates, 200 Century Parkway, Suite C
6/6/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Rowan College at Burlington County, Laurel Hall, 3331 Route 38

Westampton
5/19/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Westampton Martial Arts, 897 Rancocas Road
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Camden

Audubon
5/25/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church, 18 W. Merchant St.

Berlin
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 108 W. Broad Ave.
5/23/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Virtua Health, 100 Townsend Ave.

Blackwood
5/17/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Gloucester Township Senior Campus, 405 Woodbury-Turnersville Road

Camden
5/28/2019: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School, 1626 Copewood St.
6/3/2019: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Camden County Municipal Authority, Administration Building, 1645 Ferry Ave.

Cherry Hill
5/28/2019: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, 2201 Chapel Avenue W.
6/9/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., BAPS Organization Hindu Swaminarayan Temple, 1 Carnegie Plaza

Collingswood
6/10/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Collingswood Community Center, 30 W. Collings Ave.

Erial
5/20/2019: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Erial Fire Company, 1946 Williamstown Erial Road

Gibbsboro
5/21/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., American Legion Post No. 371, 41 Lakeview Drive N.
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Gibbsboro United Methodist Church, 30 Clementon Road

Haddonfield
5/22/2019: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Council No. 1443, 350 Crystal Lake Ave.

Oaklyn
6/4/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., NovaCare Rehabilitation, 1103 White Horse Pike

Runnemede
5/16/2019: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Runnemede Borough-Harry Williams Community Center, 2 Broadway

Somerdale
5/28/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 142 W. Somerdale Road

Stratford
6/7/2019: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Jefferson Stratford Hospital, 18 E. Laurel Road

Voorhees
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Congregation Beth El, 8000 Main St.
5/20/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Flyers Skate Zone, 601 Laurel Oak Road
5/24/2019: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Virtua Health, 100 Bowman Drive
6/7/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Virtua-William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Road
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Cape May

Cape May
5/23/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Seashore Community Church, 446 Seashore Road
6/4/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Cape May United Methodist Church, 635 Washington St.

Cape May Court House
5/21/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church of Cape May, 101 S. Main St.

Ocean City
5/19/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 1001 Central Ave.

Rio Grande
6/8/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lowe's Home Improvement, 3171 Route 9 S.

Sea Isle City
6/6/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sea Isle United Methodist Church, 4102 Central Ave.

Wildwood
5/18/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wildwood Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk

Wildwood Crest
6/10/2019: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Crest Branch Library, 6300 Atlantic Ave.

Woodbine
5/14/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Woodbine Developmental Center, Building A, 1175 Dehirsch Ave.
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Cumberland

Bridgeton
6/10/2019: 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Fairfield Township School, 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road

Millville
5/20/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Millville Elks Lodge No. 580, 1815 E. Broad St.

Vineland
5/13/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Moose Lodge No. 434, 187 W. Wheat Road
5/14/2019: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Ramada Inn, 2216 W. Landis Ave.
5/23/2019: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Vineland City Hall, Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood St.
5/29/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Inspira Medical Center, 1505 W. Sherman Ave.
6/10/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Moose Lodge No. 434, 187 W. Wheat Road
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Gloucester

Deptford
6/3/2019: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1511 Clements Bridge Road

Glassboro
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Glassboro VFW Post No. 679, 275 Wilmer St.
6/5/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Rowan University, Recreation Center, 201 Mullica Hill Road

Mullica Hill
5/24/2019: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Century Savings Bank, 100 N. Main St.

Paulsboro
5/17/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Paulsboro Moose Lodge No. 2585, 402 Cook Ave.

Pitman
5/28/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Rock Church, 205 Esplanade Ave.

Sewell
5/14/2019: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., American Red Cross Gloucester County Chapter, 3 Parke Place Blvd.
5/22/2019: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Washington Township Board of Education, 206 E. Holly Ave.
5/25/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mantua Township Community Center, 111 Mercer Ave.
5/30/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Gloucester County Board of Social Services, 400 Hollydell Drive
6/5/2019: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Virtua Health, 239 Hurffville Crosskeys Road
6/10/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library, 606 Delsea Drive

Swedesboro
5/24/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Bethesda Methodist Church, 1435 Kings Highway
5/28/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Clare's Parish, 140 Broad St.

Thorofare
5/29/2019: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., West Deptford Library, 420 Crown Point Road

Wenonah
5/18/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Memorial Presbyterian Church, 202 E. Mantua Ave.

Williamstown
5/16/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Free Public Library of Monroe Township, 713 Marsha Ave.
5/25/2019: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Williamstown Masonic Lodge No. 166, 37 Howard Ave.

Woodbury
5/17/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., YMCA Gloucester County, 235 E. Red Bank Ave.
5/30/2019: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Atrium Post Acute Care of Woodbury, 467 Cooper St.
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Salem

Pedricktown
6/4/2019: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Pedricktown Industrial Complex, 76 Porcupine Road

Salem
5/31/2019: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mannington Mills, 75 Mannington Mills Road

Woodstown
5/16/2019: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Friends Village, John Fenwick Commons, 1 Friends Drive
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