CBC assisting Michigan hospitals after school shooting, seeking type O donors

DAYTON — Community Blood Center is helping Michigan hospitals in the wake of the school shooting in Oxford Twp. that killed four students and injured seven people.

CBC is asking local type O donors to help replenish the regional supply.

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According to a release CBC organizers, officials from the Blood Centers of America asked if CBC could provide units of type O positive and type O negative red cells to Versiti-Michigan blood center.

CBC evaluated its supply and made the decision to initially send 25 units of O positive blood and 10 units of O negative, despite Versiti-Michigan asking for 100 units of type O positive and 25 units of type O negative.

“With this tragedy and hearing that there are at least seven people in critical condition, we felt we needed to help,” Gavin Patch, CBC Hospital Lab Manager, said.

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In November, CBC experienced its own shortage of type O blood and expect to have a challenge maintaining a safe level of it during the holidays.

Appointments are encouraged and anyone interested can schedule online or by calling (937)-461-3220.

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