By Molly Trotter/KTVL.COM

MEDFORD, Ore. -- The American Red Cross currently has an urgent need for types O negative and B negative blood donations.

Distributions of types O negative and B negative to hospitals are out numbering donations, which has been creating an urgent need in the Pacific Northwest.

"Recently a hospital served by the American Red Cross ordered 40 type O negative red cells for just one patient undergoing a hysterectomy. Thanks to the donors that gave in the days and weeks before, all of the blood products were available for this patient," said Christina Dunlap, American Red Cross Territory Representative

Right now, the Red Cross has 72 units of O negative and B negative blood in the Pacific Northwest, which is all of Oregon and southwest Washington.

"Friday it was 72 units in the Pacific Northwest and we supply 80 hospitals, that's less than one unit per hospital. Most people don't get one unit of blood when they get a blood transfusion," said Dunlap.

During the month of February, Red Cross blood drives will be in your town or close to you at the following Jackson and Josephine County locations.

 
Monday, February 4: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center, 1174 Progress Drive, Suite 102, Medford
Monday, February 4: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Bloodmobile, Eagle Point Library, 239 W. Main St., Eagle Point

Tuesday, February 5: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center

Wednesday, February 6: 9;30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Job Council-Youth Build/Americorp, East Gym, Medford School District Education Center, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford
Wednesday, February 6: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Gresham Room, Ashland Branch Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland

Thursday, February 7: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bloodmobile, Unitarian Universalists of Grants Pass, 525 NW Sixth Street, Grants Pass
Thursday, February 7: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Blood Donor Center

Friday, February 8: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blood Donor Center
Friday, February 8: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cascade Rooms, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, 500 SW Ramsey, Grants Pass

Saturday, February 9: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blood Donor Center

Monday, February 11: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bloodmobile, YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave., Grants Pass   
Monday, February 11: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center
   
Wednesday, February 13: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lounge, Student Center, Redwood Campus, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass

Thursday, February 14: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Conference Room, Knife River Materials, 3959 Hamrick Rd., Central Point
Thursday, February 14: 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Calvin Hall, First Presbyterian Church, corner of Siskiyou Blvd. and Walker, Ashland
   
Friday, February 15: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blood Donor Center
Friday, February 15: 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Fellowship Hall, Calvary Lutheran Church, 909 NE “A” St., Grants Pass
Friday, February 15: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Suite 108, Smullin Center, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, 2825 E. Barnett Rd., Medford
   
Monday, February 18: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center
   
Wednesday, February 20: 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1360 NE 9th St., Grants Pass 
   
Thursday, February 21: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Margery Bailey Room, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Corner of E. Main and Pioneer St., Ashland
Thursday, February 21: Noon to 5 p.m., Basement/Fellowship Hall, Newman United Methodist Church,132 NE “B” St., Grants Pass
   
Friday, February 22: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blood Donor Center
Friday, February 22: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wesley Hall, First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland
   
Saturday, February 23: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blood Donor Center; Blood Drive in Honor of Greg Mills
   
Monday, February 25: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center        
   
Tuesday, February 26: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Blood Donor Center
   
Thursday, February 28: Noon to 5 p.m., Illinois Valley Senior Center, 520 E. River Rd., Cave Junction     


Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment.Red Cross: Urgent need for O negative blood