https://simplecast.com Blood Type: Texan Blood Type: Texan is a Carter BloodCare podcast that pulls back the curtain on how donated blood moves through Texas. Hosted by CBC Spokesperson Ashley Claster, this series takes you behind the scenes of a network that supports trauma responses, emergency flights, surgeries, and everyday patient care across North, Central, and East Texas. Through real conversations with the people who make it all happen, we explore what it actually takes to turn a single donation into lifesaving care across a state this big, this fast-moving, and this unpredictable. Because in Texas, the blood supply doesn’t come from somewhere else. It comes from us. © 2026 Carter BloodCare en Fri, 3 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 3 Jul 2026 15:00:11 +0000 https://blood-type-texan-7c2a5719.simplecast.com Blood Type: Texan https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/59b52d13-40f0-45f3-8590-c4af69b20934/c6288b23-e817-46dd-8582-7c932b0a5e42/3000x3000/colorstackedlogowithwhitebackground.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://blood-type-texan-7c2a5719.simplecast.com serial Blood Type: Texan is a Carter BloodCare podcast that pulls back the curtain on how donated blood moves through Texas. Hosted by CBC Spokesperson Ashley Claster, this series takes you behind the scenes of a network that supports trauma responses, emergency flights, surgeries, and everyday patient care across North, Central, and East Texas. Through real conversations with the people who make it all happen, we explore what it actually takes to turn a single donation into lifesaving care across a state this big, this fast-moving, and this unpredictable. Because in Texas, the blood supply doesn’t come from somewhere else. It comes from us. Ashley Claster, Carter BloodCare false https://feeds.simplecast.com/K9xgw9O7 air ambulance,blood donation,blood supply,dallas fort worth,emergency medicine,healthcare podcast,lifesaving stories,medical podcast,public health,texas,texas ems,texas healthcare,transfusion medicine,trauma care Carter BloodCare marketingrequest@carterbloodcare.org 4bb2e7e1-9336-44e6-975e-96ce11020c4f When DFW Hosts the World As North Texas welcomes a major international soccer event, Carter BloodCare is preparing for more than crowds, traffic and packed stadiums. In this episode of Blood Type: Texan, Ashley Claster talks with Andrea Sign about what large-scale events can mean for local healthcare systems, why the blood supply has to be ready before an emergency happens and how local donors help keep Texas hospitals prepared.

In this episode:

How Carter BloodCare plans for large-scale events and regional surge readiness

Why hospitals and emergency services need a stable blood supply during high-demand periods

How summer travel and school breaks affect blood donation

Why Type O blood and platelets are especially important during emergencies

Why donated blood must be collected, tested and processed before it can be used

How local donors help protect patients across North, Central and East Texas

Guest: Andrea Sign, Carter BloodCare’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations

The need for blood does not pause during major events. To learn more about donating blood or to make an appointment, visit CarterBloodCare.org.

New episodes of Blood Type: Texan are released on the first Friday of every month.

Ready to donate?
Make an appointment or learn more about eligibility at www.CarterBloodCare.org.

Blood Type: Texan is presented by Carter BloodCare, your local nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals and patients across North, Central and East Texas.

]]> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 marketingrequest@carterbloodcare.org (Carter BloodCare, Ashley Claster) https://blood-type-texan-7c2a5719.simplecast.com/episodes/when-dfw-hosts-the-world-j736SEgW As North Texas welcomes a major international soccer event, Carter BloodCare is preparing for more than crowds, traffic and packed stadiums. In this episode of Blood Type: Texan, Ashley Claster talks with Andrea Sign about what large-scale events can mean for local healthcare systems, why the blood supply has to be ready before an emergency happens and how local donors help keep Texas hospitals prepared.

In this episode:

How Carter BloodCare plans for large-scale events and regional surge readiness

Why hospitals and emergency services need a stable blood supply during high-demand periods

How summer travel and school breaks affect blood donation

Why Type O blood and platelets are especially important during emergencies

Why donated blood must be collected, tested and processed before it can be used

How local donors help protect patients across North, Central and East Texas

Guest: Andrea Sign, Carter BloodCare’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations

The need for blood does not pause during major events. To learn more about donating blood or to make an appointment, visit CarterBloodCare.org.

New episodes of Blood Type: Texan are released on the first Friday of every month.

Ready to donate?
Make an appointment or learn more about eligibility at www.CarterBloodCare.org.

Blood Type: Texan is presented by Carter BloodCare, your local nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals and patients across North, Central and East Texas.

]]> When DFW Hosts the World Carter BloodCare, Ashley Claster 00:30:28 As North Texas hosts one of the world’s largest sporting events, Carter BloodCare is planning for more than crowds and traffic. Ashley Claster talks with Andrea Sign about what it takes to keep the local blood supply ready during large-scale events, why hospitals depend on donors before emergencies happen, and why Texans are the missing piece in regional preparedness. As North Texas hosts one of the world’s largest sporting events, Carter BloodCare is planning for more than crowds and traffic. Ashley Claster talks with Andrea Sign about what it takes to keep the local blood supply ready during large-scale events, why hospitals depend on donors before emergencies happen, and why Texans are the missing piece in regional preparedness. texas blood donation, hospitals, blood type texan, east texas, emergency preparedness, donate blood, o negative, large-scale events, healthcare readiness, platelets, north texas, o positive, lifesaving blood, type o blood, ashley claster, regional preparedness, andrea sign, carter bloodcare, summer blood shortage, blood donation, blood supply, central texas, donor community false full 2 1 16e656a3-f258-4c49-8138-9863f7d7d61c Introducing Carter BloodCare Welcome to the first episode of Carter BloodCare’s Blood Type: Texan, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the systems, people and emergencies that keep lifesaving blood moving across Texas.

In this episode, host Ashley Claster is joined by Andrea Sign, Carter BloodCare’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations, for a conversation about what Carter BloodCare does, who depends on the blood supply and why volunteer blood donors are essential to patient care across North, Central and East Texas.

Ashley and Andrea discuss what would happen if the blood supply disappeared, why blood cannot be manufactured or stored long term, how Carter BloodCare helps hospitals stay prepared, and why regular blood donations are needed before emergencies happen.

New episodes of Blood Type: Texan are released the first Friday of every month.

To learn more about donating blood or to make an appointment, visit CarterBloodCare.org.

Ready to donate?
Make an appointment or learn more about eligibility at www.CarterBloodCare.org.

Blood Type: Texan is presented by Carter BloodCare, your local nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals and patients across North, Central and East Texas.

]]> Fri, 5 Jun 2026 20:09:24 +0000 marketingrequest@carterbloodcare.org (Ashley Claster, Carter BloodCare) https://blood-type-texan-7c2a5719.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-carter-bloodcare-OTNg9X8V Welcome to the first episode of Carter BloodCare’s Blood Type: Texan, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the systems, people and emergencies that keep lifesaving blood moving across Texas.

In this episode, host Ashley Claster is joined by Andrea Sign, Carter BloodCare’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations, for a conversation about what Carter BloodCare does, who depends on the blood supply and why volunteer blood donors are essential to patient care across North, Central and East Texas.

Ashley and Andrea discuss what would happen if the blood supply disappeared, why blood cannot be manufactured or stored long term, how Carter BloodCare helps hospitals stay prepared, and why regular blood donations are needed before emergencies happen.

New episodes of Blood Type: Texan are released the first Friday of every month.

To learn more about donating blood or to make an appointment, visit CarterBloodCare.org.

Ready to donate?
Make an appointment or learn more about eligibility at www.CarterBloodCare.org.

Blood Type: Texan is presented by Carter BloodCare, your local nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals and patients across North, Central and East Texas.

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