Tag: Rhode Island Blood Center
Salve nursing students take detour from classroom
After several semesters of delivering presentations and listening to them in a humdrum classroom, Salve Regina University senior Taylor Barnaby is hitting the road.
And...
Rhode Island Blood Center launches 4th annual Pint for a Pint...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Blood Center recently announced it has begun its fourth annual Pint for a Pint campaign, meant to boost blood...
Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas Wold
January is recognized as National Blood Donor Month, but across the country and in Rhode Island, there is an urgent need for blood donors....
Blood supplies under strain at hospitals in R.I.
For most, longer days and rising temperatures in the spring and summer offer a welcome relief from the cold. But some health care workers...
R.I. Blood Center says supply at emergency low, urges donations
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Blood Center is stepping up efforts to increase donations this summer amid a current blood shortage emergency.
The nonprofit said...
R.I. faces blood shortage emergency, reduced donations cutting into hospital supplies
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains in a blood emergency this month, with about 200 fewer donation pints collected each week, according to the Rhode...
R.I. blood donations trickle in as economy starts to reopen
Blood collections often wane during months when people become busier. And by that guide, 2021 is shaping up to be a difficult spring and...
Westerly Hospital treats 3 COVID-19 patients with donated plasma
WESTERLY – Three COVID-19 patients at Westerly Hospital have received a plasma infusion through donations from the New York Blood Center.
The treatment, which was...
Asadorian named executive director of Rhode Island Blood Center
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Blood Center has named Scott J. Asadorian as its new executive director.
Asadorian started his career with RIBC’s former parent...
Rhode Island Blood Center enters affiliation with NYBC
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Blood Center has entered into an affiliation with the New York Blood Center, the nonprofit blood supplier announced Tuesday.
“Our partnership...



















