INDIANA — The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the available supply of blood, leading to about a 35% draw down of blood products in the past month. Individuals are urged to give now so patients don’t face delays in lifesaving care.
The shortage is especially serious for types O, A negative and B negative blood. High flu activity in nearly every state may be sidelining donors, slowing efforts to rebuild the Red Cross national blood supply. At the same time, hospitals already feeling the strain of the worst flu season in nearly 20 years are now also forced to triage critical blood products. Without immediate action, patients who count on transfusions — including trauma victims, mothers in childbirth and people with sickle cell disease or cancer — face serious risk.
There’s no time to wait — book an appointment to give blood now by using the Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). As a thank-you to donors for helping tackle the blood shortage, those who come to give through Jan. 25, 2026, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The winner and guest will receive two tickets to Super Bowl LX, access to day-of, in-stadium pregame activities, tickets to the official Super Bowl Experience, round-trip airfare, three-night hotel accommodations (Feb. 6-9, 2026), plus a $1,000 gift card for expenses. See RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl for details.
All who come to give Jan. 26-Feb. 28, 2026, will receive a $20 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. See RedCrossBlood.org/Heart for details Weather disrupts vital donations. About 400 blood drives were impacted due to extreme winter weather last month alone — more than three times the number of blood drives impacted during the same time the previous year. As a result, thousands of blood donations have gone uncollected. With intense winter weather and freezing temperatures expected across much
of the country in the coming weeks, more blood drives could potentially be delayed or canceled at a time when every unit of blood could be the difference for doctors facing difficult choices about which patients receive blood transfusions and who will need to wait.
“Winter always puts pressure on the blood supply, and this year widespread flu and rough weather are making it even tougher,” said Paul Sullivan, senior vice president of Red Cross donor services. “If you’re able, now’s a great time to make and keep blood donation appointments, during National Blood Donor Month. Every donation can be a lifeline for a patient who isn’t able to hold off on critical care.”
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Jan. 20-Feb. 3:
Indiana
Crawford County
English
- 1/26/2026: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lincoln Hills Community Church, 1598 West State Rd 64
Daviess County
Cannelburg
- 1/29/2026: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Berea Mennonite Church, 216 South Main Street
Dubois County
Ferdinand
Huntingburg
- 1/20/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Huntingburg Event Center, 110 East 14th Street
- 1/27/2026: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., VFW Post 2366, 314 Geiger Street
Jasper
- 1/22/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Jasper Library, 100 3rd Avenue, Suite B
- 1/28/2026: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Memorial Hospital Medical Arts Building, 721 West 13th Street
- 1/29/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Jasper Parklands, 800 W 15th St
- 1/30/2026: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Shiloh Church, 1971 West SR 56
- 2/3/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Redemption Christian Church, 1450 Energy Drive
Gibson County
Oakland City
- 1/30/2026: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Oakland City University / Student Life Center, 720 W. Sherman St
Greene County
Bloomfield
- 1/26/2026: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield, 401 Shyla Lane
Knox County
Vincennes
- 1/28/2026: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Highland Woods, 1377 Hart St.
Perry County
Tell City
- 1/21/2026: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Perry County Chamber of Commerce, 601 Main St
Posey County
Poseyville
- 1/21/2026: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Poseyville Community Center, 60 N. Church St.
Spencer County
Lamar
- 1/22/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lincoln Trail Elementary, 13726 Indiana 245
Rockport
- 1/21/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 124 S 5th St,
Saint Meinrad
- 2/3/2026: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St. Meinrad School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive
Vanderburgh County
Evansville
- 1/20/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/21/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/23/2026: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/24/2026: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/25/2026: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1301 South Green River Road
- 1/26/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/27/2026: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., St. Vincent, 3700 Washington Avenue
- 1/27/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/27/2026: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Vincent, 3700 Washington Avenue
- 1/28/2026: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., University of Southern Indiana University Center, 8600 University Boulevard
- 1/28/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/29/2026: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Red Cross Southwest Indiana Chapter, 29 South Stockwell Road
- 1/30/2026: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 1/31/2026: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 2/1/2026: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 6130 West St Joseph Road
- 2/2/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
- 2/2/2026: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Old National Bank, 1 Main Street
- 2/3/2026: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
Warrick County
Chandler
- 1/29/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Refuge Christian Church, 8566 Telephone Rd
Newburgh
- 1/26/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Crossroads Christian Church, 10800 Lincoln Avenue
- 2/3/2026: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Alexander Funeral Home Newburgh, 5333 State St
Kentucky
Henderson County
Henderson
- 1/26/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 100 South Main Street
- 2/2/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Henderson Elks Lodge #206, 122 N Elm St
- 2/3/2026: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Chapel Hill Church, 2601 US Hwy. 60 East
Illinois
Edwards County
Albion
- 2/2/2026: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., House of Prayer, 230 North 5th Street
Gallatin County
Junction
- 1/20/2026: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Gallatin County High School, 5175 Highway 13
Wabash County
Mt Carmel
- 1/22/2026: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Parkview Christian Church, 11467 N 1550 Blvd
White County
Carmi
- 1/21/2026: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., White County Farm Bureau, 304 E. Robinson St.
