When she suffered unexpected complications after the birth of her first baby, Kristen Odom needed blood. Lots of it.
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and now the rising Delta variant is gaining help from organizations across the nation. Now, The Blood Connection in North Carolina is working to help relieve hospitals of some of their stress.
The Blood Connection holds an emergency press conference with its local hospital partners, UNC Rex Healthcare, and WakeMed Health, to explain the current state of blood supply.
Blood supplies have been running historically-low for historically-high periods of time in the Upstate, putting a strain on local hospitals’ ability to meet patient needs, Upstate health officials said on Thursday, July 8.
The Blood Connection in Myrtle Beach hosted an emergency press conference Wednesday morning with their local hospital partners Grand Strand Medical Center and Conway Medical Center.
The nonprofit center, located at 5141 Sunset Blvd., will also serve as a hub and packing center for Midlands blood mobiles, according to a news release from the organization.