Overnight, severe storms passed through Oklahoma and Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. Responding hospitals have exhausted all local Type O negative blood inventory and requested more units to support patient needs. Bloodworks Northwest is responding with a rush shipment of Type O negative blood to Texas as part of the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC). As part of BERC, Bloodworks and 11 other on-call U.S. blood centers are shipping a combined total of 48 units of blood.
Please book an appointment to donate at the UW Police Department this Wednesday, May 29th, especially if you are a Type O donor. Type O negative is in critically short supply. You can sign up online (https://www.bloodworksnw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/redirectgroup.html?s=085A) or call 1-800-368-7888.
As an added bonus, those who donate blood with Bloodworks NW in May can enter to win one of three $1000 gift cards! For details, visit: Donate & Win – Bloodworks Northwest (bloodworksnw.org)