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November 2018 is Ozarks Food Harvest month at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks! We’re focusing on each of our 10 non-profit LifePoints Lift partner agencies throughout the year, to help educate the public on the vital work that they each perform. LifePoints and LifePoints Lift When you donate blood at CBCO and sign up for our LifePoints rewards program, you’ll receive LifePoints as […]

Twenty-eighteen has been a big year for 18-year-old Kelsie Mitchell. She was one of nine valedictorians graduating from Springfield’s Kickapoo High School, served on student council’s Cabinet leadership group, and was a member of the National Honor Society. And she has made plans to attend Truman State University in the fall. But just eight years ago, her main accomplishment was survival. “That’s […]

“Every door we passed had a sign on the outside that read, ‘Chemo in progress,’” said Laura Winstead as she remembered being admitted to Cox Hospital in Springfield for what her physician said would be a couple of nights for tests. “My husband and I just looked at each other as I had a slow […]

Do something sweet by donating blood, and get something sweet for your sweetie! Forty area hospitals count on us for the blood and blood products that keep patients’ hearts beating. Schedule an appointment to donate at our Spread the Love Blood Drive and we’ll help you out with a sweet surprise for the one who […]

  Current Need Special Emphasis A negative, O negative, B negative  Inventories low Based on this morning’s inventory report, the chart below lists what we need to receive from specific blood types in order for our inventory to reach optimal levels. Find your blood type in the left column and read across the row to […]