Central Texas nonprofit urges residents with Type O blood to donate immediately

We Are Blood, formerly The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas and the sole provider of blood to Central Texas hospitals, is experiencing a shortage of Type O-negative and -positive blood, a universal blood type that can be transfused to any patient. With critical weather advisories sweeping Central Texas and the Labor Day holiday soon approaching Type O blood is in high demand, organization officials say. “Summer and holidays are always a difficult time for blood supply, but with Labor Day around the corner and a hurricane about to make landfall, we are in an especially tough situation,” said […]

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Source: Community Impact- Round Rock