Officials with Mississippi Blood Services are sounding the alarm that shelves are bare and that donations are needed now.

“Mississippi Blood Services is facing a critical blood shortage and is urgently calling on eligible donors statewide to step forward,” a statement from the organization reads. “Every day, patients in Mississippi hospitals rely on blood transfusions for trauma care, cancer treatments, and surgical procedures. We need to keep our shelves full to ensure no patient has to wait for the blood they need.”

To encourage donations, MBS is launching a limited-time donor appreciation campaign at its Flowood, Cleveland, and Oxford centers from now until Sunday. A $20 Visa gift card will be awarded immediately to every whole blood donor. Donors will also be automatically entered fo

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