Albert Chow, Supervisor for the blood bank at the Downey Regional Medical Center is working with donated blood. High costs and low supplies are plaguing California’ s blood supply. (Karen Tapia-Anderen / Los Angeles Times)
23-year-old Sahira Villalpando, of Tustin, gives blood at the Red Cross in Santa Ana. Villalpando is O positive blood type and this was her forth time giving blood. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Brick Bunch manages the blood lab at Downey Regional Medical Center. High costs and low supplies are plaguing California’ s blood supply. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
A dwindling pool of donors nationwide could turn today’s seasonal shortages into a year-round drought, blood experts say. (Karen Tapia-Anderen / Los Angeles Times)
