The New York Blood Center says its reserves in the New York metropolitan area are declining because of the financial crisis.
The center says financial-services companies, which are among its largest donors, have cut back or cancelled blood drives.
"Businesses are among our most dedicated supporters," said Dr. Robert Jones, the center's president. "Some of their scheduled corporate drives have understandably been cut back or cancelled."
In Sptember, the center supplied 3,000 more units of blood to its 200 hospitals in greater New York than in September 2007.
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