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Local Blood Center In Critical Need For Donations

Jaclyn Graves — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:49:08 +0000

The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center has an immediate need of type A Negative blood donations. Currently they have a high demand for the blood type and existing supplies are diminishing quickly. Please report to WKRBC at 3015 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro to donate if you have this blood type. For any eligibility questions contact the center at [...]

Regional Blood Center In Urgent Need Of O Negative Blood Donors

Jaclyn Graves — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:08:46 +0000

The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center in Owensboro is in urgent need of O Negative blood donors. The WKRBC supplies blood to several regional hospitals, serving Daviess, Ohio, Breckinridge, Crittenden, Caldwell and Hopkins counties. The blood center is located at 3015 Old Hartford Road in Owensboro. Their hours are: Monday & Wednesday 8:30am – 5:30pm Tuesday [...]

Dave Spencer Answers the Call, Donates Blood at Walmart Blood Drive [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:01:57 +0000

I’ve been a regular blood donor for about 4 years. I try to give every two months. But I’ve been fortunate on the occasions I’ve forgotten, because I’ve received phone calls at those times informing me of a shortage of O negative blood, the universal blood type. And, yes, that makes me a universal donor. [...]

Give Blood and Give the Gift of Life

Dave Spencer — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:49:38 +0000

I have to admit I've been a little lax about getting into Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center on Old Hartford Road in Owensboro to give blood. It has been a while, and it shouldn't. But it was good to get back there today and see everybody and, especially, to give the good folks at the blood center a pint so that, down the road somewhere, somebody might be able to stick around a little while longer.