Community blood center Carter BloodCare said Wednesday that the winter storm has left North Texas with a critical need for blood donations.
The Bedford-based nonprofit opened on Wednesday morning after it was forced to close donation centers and mobile blood drives for four days due to the icy conditions. The closures left Carter BloodCare 4,000 units of blood and blood components short of what it needs, according to a news release.
Carter BloodCare provides roughly 95% of the blood used in Dallas-Fort Worth hospitals and says it now faces a shortfall of more than 6,400 donations across North, Central, and East Texas, affecting more than 18,000 patients…