The Community Blood Center with locations throughout Wisconsin urges you to donate blood to help with the national blood shortage. The supply of blood across the nation is the worst it has been in more than a decade. The Community Blood Center has felt the shortage as they try to supply their 30 hospital partners, including the Door County Medical Center, with the amount they need. Kristine Belanger, the operations and chief operating officer at the CBC, describes how their supply numbers have fallen and urges non-blood donors to consider donating.

Belanger states that with the different types of donations that they accept, red blood cells are the area of most need, which means donations of whole blood are crucial at this point. She encourages those of all blood types to make a donation appointment either at one of their locations or at a blood drive in your area. You can reach out and find all of the information on donating with the Community Blood Center on their website here.