MARQUETTE – The UP Regional Blood Center is experiencing a critical need for B-positive, O-negative, A-positive, and A-negative blood types.

The UP Regional Blood Center has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock, Escanaba, Sault Ste. Marie and Iron Mountain and is the primary supplier of blood to 13 hospitals in the Upper Peninsula.

For more information, go to www.mgh.org/blood for center details and blood drive locations.