|The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to choose their day to give blood and help ensure a sufficient blood supply over the summer.
Summer is a difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs, according to the Red Cross. Donors of all blood types — especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative — are needed. The Red Cross must collect 15,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
The Red Cross will be collecting blood on Tuesday, June 23, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, at the Portuguese-American Club, 137 Vineyard Avenue, Oak Bluffs.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
