The emergency need for blood continues across the region as LifeShare Blood Center remains unable to support the need of local hospitals this includes Texarkana.

Earlier this week, LifeShare issued an emergency appeal – the first in 15 months – for blood donors after some surgeries and treatments were postponed because of the low blood supply.

Since then, LifeShare has seen an increase in the number of blood donors, but it hasn’t been enough to help overcome the unprecedented deficit.

But Currently, according to a press release, LifeShare is running on a critically low inventory and isn’t filling many hospital orders. As of Thursday morning, LifeShare didn’t have any units of B negative blood in Texarkana and only had one unit of O negative blood. O negative is the universal blood type and is often given to mothers and infants.

“We would like to say we’ve seen an incredible response from the community thus far, but that’s not the case,” says LifeShare Regional Director Elizabeth Cunningham. “The response has been mediocre, and we need big numbers to catch up. People are waiting right now.”

While red blood cells can be kept refrigerated for up to 42 days after donation, at LifeShare, donated blood is only on the shelf for a few hours – sometimes minutes – before it is sent to a hospital following testing. “We have more patients waiting for blood than donors. We have to meet that need,” says Cunningham.

Stop by one of these blood drives this weekend:

Friday August 4

Central Mall 2400 Richmond Road, Texarkana, Texas – Inside set up 1 pm – 6 pm

Walmart Dequeen 926 E. Collin Raye Drive, DeQueen, Ark – 2 pm – 6 pm

Walmart Hope 2400 N. Hervey Street, Hope, Arkansas 3 pm – 6:30 pm

 Saturday August 5

 Walmart Supercenter 201 Loop Us-59 Atlanta, Texas 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Walmart Supercenter 297 Hwy 32 By-Pass E, Ashdown, Ark 11 am – 3 pm

Central Mall 2400 Richmond Road, Texarkana, Texas – Inside set up 12 pm – 6 pm

Hours of operation:

Friday August 4th – 8 am – 6 pm

Saturday August 5th 8 am – 3 pm

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