"State Blood Donor Day 2022 - Juan Cotto" (S4 E8)

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Sunday, December 18th, 2017 is a day many people in the Pacific Northwest will never forget, at least not if Bloodworks Northwest's Juan Cotto has his way. That's the date of the tragic Amtrak 501 derailment near DuPont, Washington that killed three, injured dozens and impacted thousands trying to drive between Seattle and Portland for days after the derailment. On that day, Bloodworks was able to send more than 150 units of blood to hospitals in the area. So as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Juan Cotto has a simple message on this State Blood Donor Day  - donate blood, because you just never know when a disaster might hit. And if there's not enough blood on the shelves before a disaster - it'll be too late.Support the show