SAN ANTONIO — St. Gregory the Great Catholic School is holding a community blood drive with the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center to honor Balcones Heights Police Sgt. Joey Sepulveda, who was shot Wednesday.
The event is taking place between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday at St. Gregory on 700 Dewhurst Road.
STBTC says appointments are encouraged with walk-ins accepted as space allows. Donors can make an appointment here or call (210) 731-5590.
The organizations says San Antonio is facing a public health crisis with its blood supply. Hospitals ordered more than 200 units of O-positive blood on Thursday, Feb. 4, but just 60 were available to distribute.
“We’re in a situation where we’re working with each hospital to assess which patients will receive blood transfusions,” said Adrienne Mendoza, Vice President of Blood Operations at South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, a subsidiary of San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global.
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