Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued a Code Yellow Alert for A positive, A negative and O negative blood types. There is currently less than a two-day supply of these blood types available for area patients. Donors are urged to give this week at an area blood drive or CBCO donor center.
The next blood drive in Bella Vista will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Highlands United Methodist Church, 371 Glasgow Road.
Donors to Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) provide all of the blood for patients at 39 area hospitals.
To be eligible to give blood, a donor must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health, and present a valid photo ID. For more information visit the CBCO website at www.cbco.org, or call toll-free 1-800-280-5337.
General News on 07/29/2015