Emergency blood shortage is seen

(Editor’s Note: The following is a public service announcement from Mercy Regional Medical Center)
Our region has reached critically low levels of O (+) POSITIVE & O (-) NEGATIVE blood types. Donors of All Blood types are needed, you can help our community with a blood donation. Mercy Regional Medical Center’s next blood drive is Thursday, March 4, 2021, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the front parking lot of the hospital.
Your blood donation will go to someone battling cancer, enduring sickle cell disease, undergoing surgery, or suffering through a traumatic accident. You may schedule blood drive appointments at LifeShare.org or text DONATE to 999-777 to receive texts from LifeShare Blood Center.