| Reserves of negative blood types under normal levels
February 21, 2020 – Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the area’s exclusive provider of blood and plasma products to patients at over forty area hospitals, is currently under reserve levels for all negative blood types. Severe winter weather and lower than expected turnout at blood drives over the past several weeks have combined to reduce negative blood reserves to very low levels. Donations are needed immediately to ensure that adequate reserve levels are maintained.
“The winter is always a challenging season in terms of blood donations,” CBCO Executive Director Anthony Roberts said. “We’ve been unfortunate with some of the weather we’ve been having lately. It’s also been a very severe cold and flu season, which has hampered donations. If you are feeling well and healthy, please consider helping us increase these blood reserve levels at your next opportunity.”
Get a free t-shirt for donating in March
During the month of March, donors will receive a blue “Rewind” t-shirt; a retro look back on your favorite cassette mix tapes of the past.
On average, a transfusion takes place every seven minutes and around 200 donations are needed each day to meet the area’s blood needs. You can help by giving blood at the following drive: |
