The biggest problems are blood shortages and dwindling equipment and supplies.

Even before the storms hit, the blood shortage that normally develops during the Christmas holidays showed no signs of abating as in previous years.

Nevertheless, they said they feared that concern could threaten efforts to reduce the country's chronic blood shortage.

Major worldwide blood shortages have led scientists to synthesize and test artificial blood.

The pint Detective Peters was giving will help ease a serious blood shortage.

The hospital also organizes blood drives every year, in order to address the consistent problem of blood shortage throughout healthcare institutions.

The blood shortage is not limited to Connecticut.

The Red Cross had a severe blood shortage due to the blood bank terrorism of '54.

In the meeting, he said, federal officials repeatedly asked what New York was doing to prepare for a looming blood shortage.

The exclusions contribute to the nation's severe blood shortage.