As Blood Supply Worsens, Hospital Staff Step Up: "We'll Donate Our Own Blood to Save Lives"

Hospital Staff Join Group Blood Donation
to Stabilize Blood Supply Amid Ongoing Shortages

Sejong Chungnam National University staff members are donating blood. Photo by External Cooperation and Public Relations Team

"Due to seasonal factors such as heat waves and cold snaps, the number of blood donors has decreased, leading to repeated difficulties in blood supply. In order to help overcome this crisis, hospital executives and staff members have participated in a group blood donation."

As the number of blood donors among the public has declined, resulting in challenges in securing enough blood, hospital staff have stepped up to donate blood themselves.

On August 19, Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital held a group blood donation event in front of the main entrance on the first floor of the main building, in cooperation with the Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam Blood Center of the Korean Red Cross. This initiative was organized in response to concerns about blood shortages during the summer, with the aim of overcoming the blood supply crisis and promoting a culture of respect for life and sharing.

An employee who participated in the blood donation said, "I hope that our efforts can provide even a little help to patients in need of blood," and added, "I wish that the crisis of blood shortages, which is as serious as a disaster, will not be repeated and that the situation will stabilize."

Blood cannot be artificially manufactured or substituted, and it cannot be stored for long periods. Therefore, maintaining an adequate blood supply requires continuous and steady blood donations. Blood donation is essential to save the lives of patients who need transfusions, but recently, securing enough blood has become increasingly difficult due to the declining birth rate and the rapidly aging population.

In particular, during the summer and winter, the number of group blood donations drops sharply, causing the nationwide blood supply crisis to be repeated every year.

Director Kwon Gyecheol said, "Not only can we save patients who are suffering from illness or emergencies, but we can also overcome the blood supply crisis caused by the decrease in blood donors."