LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood and platelet shortage following multiple severe winter storms throughout the country.
Todd Kulman, the agency’s Great Lakes spokesperson, says Michigan blood banks are trying to ramp up collection efforts to bridge the gap.
Kulman says severe winter weather has forced the cancellation of 300 blood drives nationally, resulting in 9,500 donations going uncollected.
The Red Cross needs to collect around 14,000 donations each day to keep up with demand.
Here is a list of local blood drives in the next few weeks:
January 29, 2016
Holland Hospital
602 Michigan Avenue Holland, MI 49423
10:00 AM – 3:45 PM
February 5, 2016
Intersection Ministries
945 136th Avenue Holland, MI 49424
10:00 AM – 3:45 PM
February 7, 2016
First United Methodist Church
57 W. 10th Street Holland, MI 49423
| 8:30 AM – 2:15 PM
February 10, 2016
Hope College
264 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423
12:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Find a blood drive in you area here http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearch.jsp
