Critical need for blood donations in Upper Michigan

The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of Marquette General, is in critical need of A negative, O negative and O positive blood types. The need is high in the Marquette, Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Sault Ste. Marie area.

All blood donated at the UP Regional Blood Center stays in the U.P. A pint of blood can be donated every eight weeks.

Donation sites in Upper Michigan are:

U.P. Regional Blood Center – Marquette
•427 West College Ave. – Adjacent to Marquette General Hospital
•Call for an Appointment (906) 225-4610 or 1-800-491-4483 (GIVE)
•Hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

U.P. Regional Blood Center – Escanaba
•Located at Marquette Medical Clinic – Escanaba
•2500 7th Ave. S., Suite 100
•Call for an Appointment (906)-786-8420
•Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

U.P. Regional Blood Center – Iron Mountain
•Dickinson Medical Building
•1717 S. Stephenson Ave., Suite 35
•Call for an Appointment (906)-774-1012
•Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

U.P. Regional Blood Center – Sault Ste. Marie
•550 Osborn St.
•Call for an Appointment (906)-632-1177
•Hours: Monday – Tuesday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday – Friday 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., with 1 p.m. being the last scheduled appointment.