The Kentucky Blood Center is currently unable to fill hospital orders at 100 percent because of low blood levels exacerbated by high transfusion rates and poor donor turnout. Donors are urgently needed throughout central and eastern Kentucky to ensure local patients have the lifesaving products they require. Summer variables that historically put a strain on the blood supply are at a tipping point to start August. The Kentucky Blood Center points out that transfusions at local hospitals are up 40 percent over the last week while donation numbers continue to underperform. The Kentucky Blood Center has eight donor centers in six cities across Kentucky in Lexington, Louisville, Corbin, Frankfort, Pikeville, and Somerset, and more than 20 public mobile drive opportunities.