Ahead of holiday weekend, KBC urges need for blood donations

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Kentucky Blood Center is pushing the need for blood donations to prepare.

The blood supply, which suffers during summer months, is again at critical levels for many blood types, KBC officials told ABC 36.

“Trauma season, as the summer is often called, has seen at or above normal blood use at the 70-plus hospitals Kentucky Blood Center proudly serves,” said Mandy Brajuha, vice president for external relations at KBC. “Having critical levels of certain types is never good, but certainly not heading into a holiday weekend known for travel and adventure. We hope people will help ensure an ample blood supply by donating before the weekend activities kick off.”

If you’d like to donate blood, you can visit one of KBC’s eight donor centers below or look at the mobile drive list:

• Beaumont Donor Center
  3121 Beaumont Centre Cir.
  Lexington, KY 40513
• Andover Donor Center
  3130 Maple Leaf Dr.
  Lexington, KY 40509

• Tri-County Donor Center
  1454 W. Cumberland Gap Pkwy.
  Corbin, KY 40701

• Middletown Donor Center
  12905 Shelbyville Rd.
  Louisville, KY 40243
• Hillview Donor Center
  5406 Antle Dr.
  Louisville, KY 40229

• Frankfort Donor Center
  363 Versailles Rd.
  Frankfort, KY 40601

• Pikeville Donor Center
  472 S. Mayo Trail
  Pikeville, KY 41501

• Somerset Donor Center
  10 Stonegate Centre (Stoplight 16A)
  Somerset, KY 42503

• Mobile Drives
  Serving more than 90 counties
  Find a drive near you

Donors can schedule an appointment at kybloodcenter.org or call 800-775-2522.