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"The Blood Center is back open after the winter storm forced it to close for two full days.Watch reportThe center that serves 50 hospitals and outpatient facilities across south Louisiana and south Mississippi lost out on hundreds of donations during the two-day shutdown.\"We have had two days with no blood collected.\u00A0 At a time when blood donations typically decline, this has put the community blood supply at an unsafe and critical level,\" \u00A0 said Amanda Chittenden, public relations manager.\"We strongly urge donors of all blood types to donate this week to help us get the lifesaving blood components that are needed by our hospitals for their patients.\u00A0 As a community, it is all of our responsibility to ensure a safe a stable blood supply,\" she said.The Blood Center will operate on special extended hours and will be holding community blood drives throughout the weekend.\u00A0The Blood Center plans to resume normal operations beginning Monday, Feb. 3."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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