Blood Shortage Temporarily Closes Trauma Center In Torrance Hospital

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

TORRANCE (CBSLA) – The nationwide blood shortage forced the temporary closure of the trauma center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center earlier this week.

The hospital reported Wednesday that it was forced to close its trauma center to new patients for over two hours on Monday because of the shortage.

A hospital spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times that it had to reach out to other hospitals for blood before it could reopen. Harbor-UCLA is one of three public hospitals operated by the L.A. County Department of Health Services.

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