Community Blood Center Declares Blood Emergency

The Community Blood Center has declared a blood emergency. Due to the on-going heatwave, summer travel, and a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, blood donations have decreased significantly over the past several weeks and inventory currently stands far below the ideal five to seven day level.

To find blood donation opportunities go online to savealifenow.org or lifeservebloodcenter.org. There are blood drives scheduled in Bethany on Tuesday, August 16th; Albany on Thursday the 18th and in Lamoni on Friday, August 19th.