The Brief
- The Stanford Blood Center on Thursday announced it was critically low on blood.
- Seven area hospitals supplies by the center may have to delay surgeries if the center’s supplies aren’t bolstered by donations.
- All donations are welcome, but the center is especially interested in donors with type-O blood
OAKLAND, Calif. – Surgeries in seven Bay Area hospitals may soon be postponed due to a critically low blood supply, the Stanford Blood Center announced on Thursday.
The center is asking potential donors — especially those with type-O blood — to make a donation appointment today.
“Recently we’ve had several patients, including a patient needing a liver transplant, that have drawn heavily on our type-O blood supply,” Michelle Bussenius, spokesperson for the Stanford Blood Center said in a press release. “We are struggling to rebound from this usage and are asking the community to step forward and donate to help save the lives of others in our area.”
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