Beth Israel - Boston issues call for blood donors
Other centers throughout region seek donors as well
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By Boston.com Staff, 09/11/01
Beth Israel hospital in Boston will keep its blood donor facilities open into the early evening today and for extended hours tomorrow in response to the apparent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The emergency in New York could strain the blood supply in Boston if resources are diverted to hospitals in and around Manhattan, hospital spokesman Jerry Berger said.
Although donors are asked to call in advance to set up an appointment, the appointment line has been swamped in the wake of the tragedy, Berger said.
The hospital has set up three alternate lines, Berger said. They are:
(617) 667-7488
(617) 632-7323
(617) 632-7244
Beth Israel and other Boston hospitals that are part of the National Disaster Medical System are also prepared to send emergency medical teams to New York, or to accept patients air-lifted from the scene.
Elective surgeries were cancelled Tuesday in preparation, Berger said. However officials coordinating the disaster response had not issued calls for help as of Tuesday afternoon. No decision had been made on elective surgeries scheduled for Wednesday, Berger said.
Beth Israel's Blood Donor Center is located in the main hospital building on 330 Brookline Avenue.
Other Red Cross blood donation centers in the region include:
Boston Donor Center
25 Stuart Street, 02116
(617) 556-2200
Braintree Donor Center
170 Forbes Road, 02184
(781) 794-1800
Dedham Donor Center
Administrative Headquarters
Donor Center
180 Rustcraft Road, Suite 115, Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 461-2000 or toll free 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
Middleboro Donor Center
448 W. Grove St., 02346
(508) 946-1300
Peabody Donor Center
McCarthy House
85 Lowell Street, 01960
(978) 532-0600
Springfield Donor Center
3500 Main Street, 01107-1117
413-785-0901 or toll free 1-800-462-2229 (Massachusetts only)
Central Massachusetts Donor Center
290 Park Avenue
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 791-7444 or toll free 1-800-462-4101