A blood drive at the Chillicothe United Methodist Church will help to address a Blood Emergency for the area. The Blood Drive will be April 3rd, from Noon to 5:00 pm. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting Todd by phone or text at 816-810-9274. You can also be scheduled online by following a link with this story. https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/84119
The Community Blood Center (CBC) is urging community members to donate as the local blood supply has dropped to a critical 3-4-day level — well below the ideal 7-10-day inventory needed to ensure hospitals are fully prepared for both routine and unexpected patient needs.
Type O donors are especially needed. O-negative blood is vital for trauma cases when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type, and O-positive—being the most common blood type—is heavily relied upon for surgeries, cancer treatments, and routine medical care.