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November 15, 2006
 
Critical Need for Type O Donors
 
Hoxworth Blood Center has issued a critical appeal for donors with type O blood.

As of Wednesday morning, the blood supply at local hospitals was down over 400 units, or about 40 percent in type O blood.

Type O positive and O negative are the blood types used most often at hospitals and trauma centers. Type O negative is the “universal blood type” that can be transfused into all patients regardless of their blood type.

With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, Hoxworth is urging everyone who is eligible to consider donating blood or platelets to help prevent holiday blood shortages.

If volunteer donors do not help with this shortage, blood inventories at local hospitals could be at dangerously low levels.

“The holiday season brings increased travel accidents and emergency room visits, and therefore a greater demand for blood,” said Michael Anderson, spokesperson for Hoxworth. “We’re asking all individuals to donate at their earliest convenience.”

Recently canceled blood drives and low donor turnout are the reasons for this shortage.
How to donate:
  • Call our Appointment Center at (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to speak with tele-recruitment representative.
  • Visit one of our nine neighborhood donor centers or a community blood drive.
  • E-mail our Appointment Center and someone will call you back. Please include:
    • name
    • date of birth
    • phone number
    • where you want to donate
    • date and time of donation
  • Click here to send email: hoxapctr@ucmail.uc.edu.
WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION?
Click here to see if you qualify: http://www.hoxworth.org/donate_double_red.htm
 
The requirements to give blood are:

• Age: At least 17 years old and in good general health. There is no upper age limit.
• Weight: Minimum of 110 pounds.
• Identification: Must provide photo I.D.
• Food: Eat a good meal within four hours before giving.
• Drink: Drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating.

Hoxworth operates donation centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, UC, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Thomas, Mason, Tri-County and Western Hills. Operating days and hours vary with each center.

Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center needs to collect from 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors each day to keep up with the demands of tri-state hospitals and their patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 28 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 94,000 units of blood from local volunteer donors.

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