The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at Walmart in Houston.
CBCO has issued a code yellow alert for A Positive and O Positive blood types. There is a less than two-day supply on hospital shelves.
It takes around 275 donations per day to meet the needs of the 37 hospitals that use CBCO products.
Eligibility requirements include weighing at least 110 pounds, being in general good health and present ID.