TransfusionVolume 61, Issue 9 p. 2772-2774 COMMENTARY Needed resiliency improvements for the National Blood Supply Jay E. Menitove, Corresponding Author Jay E. Menitove jmenitove@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-2440 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Correspondence Jay E. Menitove, Former CEO and Medical Director Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Email: jmenitove@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorRita A. Reik, Rita A. Reik America's Blood Centers, Washington, District of Columbia, USASearch for more papers by this authorClaudia S. Cohn, Claudia S. Cohn orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-0470 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorPampee P. Young, Pampee P. Young orcid.org/0000-0001-5313-0376 American Red Cross, Washington, District of Columbia, USASearch for more papers by this authorJacquelyn Fredrick, Jacquelyn Fredrick Versiti, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USASearch for more papers by this author Jay E. Menitove, Corresponding Author Jay E. Menitove jmenitove@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-2440 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Correspondence Jay E. Menitove, Former CEO and Medical Director Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Email: jmenitove@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorRita A. Reik, Rita A. Reik America's Blood Centers, Washington, District of Columbia, USASearch for more papers by this authorClaudia S. Cohn, Claudia S. Cohn orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-0470 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorPampee P. Young, Pampee P. Young orcid.org/0000-0001-5313-0376 American Red Cross, Washington, District of Columbia, USASearch for more papers by this authorJacquelyn Fredrick, Jacquelyn Fredrick Versiti, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16611Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume61, Issue9September 2021Pages 2772-2774 RelatedInformation