Need for donations is critical
The Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is in critical need of O negative blood in the wake of Hurricane Florence.The center likes to have at least 50 units of O negative on hand for emergencies, said Dianne Carter, the mobile recruitment coordinator for the Blood Donor Center. As of last week, that supply had dropped to 18. It stood at 24 as of Thursday.The center can request support from area blood banks, Carter said, but “those places are running out themselves from […]