Your community blood bank, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is experiencing a 20% increase in hospital orders for blood. Unfortunately, donations are not keeping pace with this demand.
In April the total blood inventory dropped to a 1½-day supply – considerably less than the 7-day supply recommended for our area. The supply of Type O blood, which is used in emergencies, is even more critical, at less than a day’s supply.
About 200 more donations a day are needed to help re-build the inventory and to meet the growing demand for blood to treat cancer patients, trauma victims and for surgery and transplant patients.
With so many people continuing to work from home, many businesses are no longer hosting blood drives, which makes it extremely challenging to meet the need for blood.
To ensure that San Antonio and South Texas can continue to take care of our own, we’re asking everyone who can to give blood at a community blood drive or at a donor center.
Click here for the latest update on the blood supply.