The American Red Cross Cascades Region is excited to unveil its new bloodmobile, which features an innovative system powered by a battery pack and solar panel. This system provides energy for lighting, climate control system, air filtration and essential equipment used to safely and comfortably collect blood donations once the vehicle is parked.
This new generation Red Cross bloodmobile is anticipated to collect more than 4,500 units of blood a year.
Every 2 seconds someone needs blood in this country.
Every 15 seconds someone needs platelets.
Each year, only 3% of people – that’s just 3 out of 100 people in the U.S. give blood.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have forced the cancellation of more than 2,500 blood drives impacting our overall blood supply.
Source: Red Cross