[quote style=”2″]Blood Drives Set for Hermiston on Feb. 10 and Feb. 17[/quote]
The American Red Cross needs blood and platelet donors to help restock the blood supply this February. Severe winter weather throughout January across much of the country forced the cancellation of about 770 Red Cross blood drives, resulting in more than 25,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations.
“Blood products were distributed to hospitals as quickly as the donations came in,” said Daphne Mathew, communications director of the Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region. “The extraordinary number of cancellations in January was the equivalent of the Red Cross having to shut down its national operations for more than an entire day.”
There is an urgent need for blood types O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative. Eligible donors with these blood types are strongly encouraged to make an appointment to give in the coming days.
Two blood drives will be taking place in Hermiston in February. The first will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 at the Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 S.E. Columbia Drive. Another blood drive will be held from on Monday, Feb. 17 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd Medical Center, 610 N.W. 11th St.
