Blood Center Calls for Donations Again

The Blood Center of Central Iowa, which supplies 34 hospitals in 33 central and northern Iowa counties, is running low. Normally spokeswoman Christine Hayes says the center tries to keep a five-day supply of blood on hand, but that’s down to less than 2 days right now. The center had to turn away would-be donors who wanted to do something to help after the events of September eleventh, but now Hayes says those long-delayed appointments are being forgotten and missed.