The Coastal Bend Blood Center is facing a critical shortage of type O blood and is asking for community help to replenish their supply.
The center says they provides blood for 10 counties and 22 medical facilities in the Coastal Bend. They need about 120 donors every day, but on Wednesday, they saw fewer than 50.
Coastal Bend Blood Center critically low on type O blood, seeking donors
“We are definitely in a critical state. Again, we’ve only seen less than, I mean, half of a day’s worth that we’re supposed to be seen within the last couple of days,” said Ashley Ramirez, spokesperson for the Coastal Bend Blood Center.
The center needs both O positive and O negative blood, with O negative being the universal donor type that can be given to any patient regardless of their blood type…