CONGRATULATIONS...
362 PINTS OF BLOOD WERE GIVEN
The Red Cross Bloodmobile returned
to Ecusta on October 10th and 11th and
Ecusta employees responded by setting
a new blood donation record for Ecusta.
The new record of 362 pints was made
possible through an improved system of
accepting donations. By using the recent
ly completed basement of the Medical
Center, the Bloodmobile was able to re
main at Ecusta for a two-day period and
operate on a 12 hour-day basis. Too, em
ployees’ observance of appointment hours,
made through pledge cards, added to the
efficiency with which donors were pro
cessed.
Credit should also be given to the Grey
Ladies of the local Red Cross Chapter who
furnished a total of 40 Staff Aide Volun
teer Workers, 5 Nurses Aides, and 4
Registered Nurses for the two-day period
to complement the regular Bloodmobile
staff.
Officials of the Bloodmobile pointed
out that in spite of the large quantities of
blood donated by employees in American
Industry, the Red Cross is still far be
hind in meeting the Armed Forces’ de
mand for blood. The Department of De
fense has requested that the Red Cross
collect nearly three million pints of blood
in additi(M to their community require
ments betwen July 1, 1951 and July 1,
1952. This meant a delivery of at least
270,000 pints per month to the Defense
Department. Since July 1st, collections
have averaged only 35,000 to 40,000
monthly. This means that in order to meet
the annual requirement the Red Cross
collections must average 300,000 pints
per month for the remainder of the vsar.
Reproduced to the right is a letter re
ceived by Messrs. Dixon and Collisson
from the Director of the Asheville Reg
ional Blood Center.
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October 15, 1951
Mr. L. F. Dixon and Mr. N. H. Collisson
Vice Presidents
Ecusta Papaer Corporation
Pisgah Forest, N. C.
Gentlemen;
It was a pleasure to me and my staff of the
Asheville American National Red Cross Regional
Blood Center to work with you in receiving blood
donors for defense and regional hospital needs. We
were received with great courtesy and given every
consideration.
Your new, carefully planned medical clinic
building, with its practical and modern equipment,
adds distinction to your whole plant and gives your
medical service the facilities necessary to make ac
curate diagnosis and keep your employees on a
high plane of health efficiency.
Under the direction of your plant surgeon. Dr.
Mac Roy Gasque, with the fine co-operation of the
workers assigned to him, the two days’ Bloodmo
bile visit was made highly successful by the pre
liminary organization, publicity, recruitment,
scheduling and follow through.
High morale and the desire to give of their
blood for the wounded of Korea and also for those
needing it in our regional hospitals, was very evi
dent to me in my conversation with the donors.
This reflects the stimulating environment under
which your employees work and live.
Were it not for the whole hearted co-operation
of our great American industrial plants, the Unit
ed States could never begin to collect the enormous
amounts of blood for the blood plasma necessary
for use on the battle fields to keep our severely
wounded men alive, until they reach the hospital,
where whole blood will be given. It is interesting
to note that 2^/2-3 pints of blood (3 donors) are
required to process one unit of dried plasma.
Thanking you for your generous co-operation.
Sincerely yours,
Frederick Starr Wright, M. D.
Medical Director-Administrator