There is a critical need for all blood types—particularly O negative and O positive due to the impacts ofHurricane Idalia. Recovery efforts are underway and blood donors are urgently needed.
Hundreds of units of blood collections were lost due to numerous mobile drive cancelations, plus having totemporarily close local blood donation centers in our region. Additionally, Labor Day weekend was a time where the organization already saw low donor turnout and is currently experiencing those effects. This has left the organization and its hospital partners in critical need of blood donors across the Carolinas and Georgia.
O negative blood is the most transfused blood type for traumas and emergencies, with O positive as a close second, so it is imperative that blood donations from donors with those blood types are received soon. Onegative blood donors are often referred to as the “universal donor” since everyone, no matter their blood type, can receive O negative blood.
Blood donation centers are urging everyone who is feeling healthy and well to donate blood immediately. Donors canmake an appointment to donate blood by visiting OneBlood.org/donate or thebloodconnection.org/donate to find a blood donation center or a mobile blood drive near them.
Whole Blood can be donated every 56 days. Donors must be 16 or older to donate.
For more information, visit OneBlood.org Beaufort donor center at 1001 Boundary Street Suite A, Beaufort, SC 29902, 843-522-0409, or go to thebloodconnection.org site which lists multiple mobile donation drives happening in this local area during September, 2023.
