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“So the rate at which we’re sending blood to hospitals today is outpacing the rate of which we’re collecting.”Paul Gillis leaves Canadian Blood Services after donating for his 497th time in May 2018. Kim Elliott says Canadian Blood Services relies on a small population of eligible donors in Nova Scotia, but is hoping more people will donate. - Tim Krochak / File
Therefore, Canadian Blood Services has had to rely on a “very small percentage” of the eligible population to meet patients’ needs. Dr. Robert Green, senior medical director of the Nova Scotia Health trauma program, said Nova Scotia hospitals received more than 26,000 units of blood from Canadian Blood Services this past year to treat patients. The Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre needs more than 12,000 units of blood per year.Green emphasized the importance of donated blood, plasma and platelets, which are a critical part of everyday medical care.
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