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Media Contact: Jessica Salzman
Phone: 816-841-5227
24-Hour Media Cellphone: 816-721-2504
April 17, 2007

Type O Blood Desperately Needed

O negative, the universal blood type, and B negative both in short supply
(Kansas City, MO)—The American Red Cross would like to encourage all eligible blood donors to come out and donate. Types O and B negative blood are critically low as of Monday morning. Both supplies sit at less than a one day supply – O negative sits at .82 days supply, B negative is at .94.

Type O facts:
  • More than half the blood needed nationwide every day is type O.
  • About six percent of the population has O negative blood. Any patient can receive this blood type, making it crucial in emergency situations when there is not enough time to determine a patient’s blood type.
  • O negative patients can receive only O negative blood.


To schedule an appointment or to find a drive near you, please call Jennifer Hammerman at (816) 841-5303. The following blood drives are scheduled throughout the metro area during the month of April:

Thursday, April 19
St. Joseph City Hall
1100 Frederick
St. Joseph, MO
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Friday, April 20
Immaculata High School
600 Shawnee Street
Leavenworth, KS
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 21
Kansas City SHOCKERS Blood Drive
Blue Springs Freshman Center
2103 NW Vesper
Blue Springs, MO
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 22
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
4725 NE Lakewood Way
Lees Summit, MO
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Monday, April 23
American Red Cross Greater Kansas City Office
Sponsored by the KANSAS CITY BRIGADE
211 W. Armour Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 25
St. Pius Catholic Church
5500 Woodson
Shawnee Mission, KS
3:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 25
Northeast Nodaway High School
126 S. High School Ave.
Ravenwood, MO
2 - 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 26
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, MO
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Friday, April 27
Horizons High School
5900 Lamar Ave.
Mission, KS
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Friday, April 27
JC Harmon High School
2400 Steele Rd.
Kansas City, KS
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 28
Spring Valley Baptist Church
8801 E. 79th St.
Kansas City, MO
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 28
Jefferson Pointe Apartments
11810 Farley Street
Overland Park, KS
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Monday, April 30
Johnson Controls
9850 Legler Rd.
Lenexa, KS
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Monday, April 30
Benedictine College
1020 N. 2nd St.
Atchison, KS
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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