O Negative Blood Type Donors Needed Desperately

Officials at United Blood Services are asking anyone with O-negative blood to donate blood as soon as possible.

O-negative reserves are down to a less than one day supply.

This type of blood is a blood that anyone can accept.

Mitzi Breaux, Marketing & Communications Manager, United Blood Services, says, "O- negative blood can be given to anyone, regardless of their blood type, in an extreme emergency situation when there is no time to crossmatch the donor's blood with the patient's."

Go to www.bloodhero.com or call United Blood Services at 337-235-LIFE (5433) for more information.

To donate blood, you can go to UBS at 1503 Bertrand Drive in Lafayette. The following is a list of the times you can donate:

Sunday 8:00am-2:00pm
Monday 7:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am-6:00pm
Thursday & Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Saturday 8:00am-3:00pm