Lafayette has recently experienced a drop in blood, an event that some could call a blood drought. Elevated patient use of blood since early this year left local hospitals without a steady flow of blood to use in emergencies situations or for those who are critically ill. Another determining factor in the shortage is that so many people around the country do not know the benefits of donating blood at the mental and physical level. United Blood Services mobile buses are back in the community, and people have gotten through word of mouth and advertisements that the time to donate is now. Report by Brian Richard.
Buses parked at the United Blood Services Center on Bertrand Drive in Lafayette are lined up for the day’s donations.