UPDATE: Hospital grateful for response to urgent blood call

UPDATE, TUESDAY MAY 20: Bermuda Hospitals Board would like to extend great appreciation to members of the public for the tremendous response we’ve received following our appeal for urgently needed blood donations. We are now able to ensure an adequate supply of blood and as always, are grateful to every donor who came forward and offered to assist us. While at the moment, we no longer need additional donor volunteers, we do encourage people to contact us later this month so we may keep our supplies stocked to meet the needs of our patients. The Blood Donor Centre thanks the community again for responding to our appeal.

Dr Fakunle, Consultant Haematologist, comments: “Due to recent emergency usage, stocks in this blood type are low.  With the upcoming holiday weekend reducing the usual number of donors, the Blood Donor Centre wants to ensure supplies are adequately stocked.  We are asking people to donate between Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 2:30pm so the required testing of donated blood can be carried out and results received ahead of the holiday weekend. All of us in the blood donor centre would like to thank our community in advance for their kind assistance in ensuring we can continue to save lives.”