Area Blood Supplies Steady

TYLER – The need for blood has a tendency to increase in the summer while, at the same time, blood donations tend to decrease. The need for blood increases because of vacation accidents and scheduled elective surgery. This, coupled with no high school student blood drives in the summer, can reduce blood supplies. Jacque Decker, Manager of Operations at the Carter Blood Care in Tyler, says 25% to 30% of all their blood supplies come from these student blood drives. Currently, she says blood supplies at the center are steady. But that could change any day. Decker encourages donors to come to the center or a mobile blood drive. You can go to http://www.carterbloodcare.org to get more information or find a mobile blood drive near you.