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.
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.
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.
“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.