Our Blood Institute urgently seeks type O blood donors during National Blood Donor Month to support emergency care and trauma patients.

Hospitals rely on type O blood for trauma care and emergencies, but donations have dropped after the holidays.

MEDIC said they have a 3-day supply of O Negative blood and a 5-day supply of O Positive blood on their shelves.

CHATTANOOGA — Blood Assurance is in need of O Blood and they are calling on O-negative and O-positive donors to help out.

Medic Regional Blood Center is critically low on O-negative and O-positive blood supply. Demand for both blood types has seen a significant increase in the last week.

Our Blood Institute is in critical need of type O blood donors, with supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood at low levels following the holidays, a news release said.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is asking people to consider making giving blood a New Year’s resolution for 2026.