Emergency Need For Type O Blood

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is issuing an emergency appeal for donors with O-negative blood.

O-negative is crucial for trauma patients and emergency surgeries because anyone can accept that blood type. But only about 7 percent of Americans are O-negative.

LifeSouth is also short of O-positive blood. About 85% of Americans can use O-positive.

Anyone 17 or older, or 16 with parental permission, weighing a minimum of 110 pounds and in good health may be able to donate. A photo ID is also required.

LifeSouth will have its blood mobiles at the following locations:

Saturday
Denny's Restaurant
812 S. Beltline Highway
Mobile
8 a.m. to noon

Walmart
2500 Dawes Road
Mobile
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Carondolet Apartments
4612 Springhill Ave.
Mobile
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Buffalo Wild Wings
6341 Airport Boulevard
Mobile
2:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wolf Bay Lodge
26619 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday
Providence Presbyterian Church
2320 Schillinger Road
Mobile
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cracker Barrel
845 Schillinger Road
Mobile
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
616 Fort Morgan Road
Gulf Shores
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hot Wheels Skating Center
616 Whispering Pines Road
Daphne
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

LifeSouth also has three donor centers on Alabama's Gulf Coast:

Mobile - 967 Hillcrest Road
Daphne - 6451 Merritt Blvd.
Fairhope - Thomas Medical Center, 750 Morphy Ave.