PENSACOLA, Fla. — OneBlood, a local blood center, stated in a media release that there is a dramatic increase in the demand for O Negative blood by area hospitals and as a result is urging people with O Negative blood to donate as soon as possible.
The type is in constant demand because O Negative red blood cells can be given to any patient regardless of the recipient’s blood type.
Trauma patients, cancer patients and premature babies are among the people requiring O Negative blood every day.
Generally healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood.
Crestview donor center hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays at 2400 S. Ferdon Blvd., Suite B. Phone: 306-2455.
For a list of other One Blood Donor Centers and Big Red Bus blood drives, go to www.oneblood.org/donate-now/.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Center has urgent need for O negative blood donations