Carter BloodCare said more than 90% of blood distributed in North Texas comes from them, but right now, there continues to be a critical shortage of blood and platelets.
It's recently become so critical that some of the largest organizations that collect donations are making a national plea for help.It’s had to limit how much blood it sends to hospitals, and said its blood supply is the lowest it has been in more than a decade."It’s my turn to pay it forward," Smith said.
"I don’t want to sound melodramatic, but this is the worst it’s been," said Dr. Merlyn Sayers, president and CEO of Carter BloodCare. "The situation is really grim.""Take schools, universities, for example, colleges. Usually staunch supporters of blood programs. With their closure, we lost all those donors," she explained.
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