Friday's Storm Creates Need For Blood Donations

Summer is typically a slow time for Inova Health System's blood donation center in Sterling, which services 15 hospitals in the area.

In the aftermath of Friday's storm, area hospitals have issued an emergency call for blood donations.

"In particular right now, though, [donations] have dropped even further than normal," says A.J. Hughes, assistant director of blood donor services at Inova. 

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