News Release: 7/29/2026

Media Contact:Jonathan McNamara, Regional Communications Director: Jonathan.McNamara@redcross.orgKristopher Dumschat, Regional Communications Manager: Kristopher.Dumschat@redcross.org  For Immediate ReleaseNational blood crisis NOW: Immediate need for blood donations Red Cross issues rare crisis call for donors as summer blood shortage intensifiesPatient care threatened as critical blood type levels continue to fall   VIRGINIA, July 27, 2026 — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross