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Lee Health seeks blood donations

By Staff | Sep 22, 2021

Lee Health is seeking blood donations to help replenish supply levels. Current blood supplies are critically low, and Lee Health’s blood centers are in urgent need of donors.

As home to the region’s only trauma center, it is vital that the system’s blood supply remains at healthy levels in order to quickly care for patients needing an urgent transfusion. Blood and blood products are not only used in the trauma center, but also to treat cancer patients, premature babies, anemia and a variety of other conditions.

Lee Health’s blood centers are the sole supplier of all blood products for the entire health system. About 800 units of blood are needed per week, and the blood centers rely on life to saving donations from the community to maintain inventory levels.

The Lee Health Blood Mobile will be at the following locations:

• Today, Sept. 22: Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, at 2310 Edwards Drive, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Sept. 24: Suncoast Credit Union, at 10580 Colonial Blvd., Suite 108, Fort Myers, from 9 to 11 a.m.

• Sept. 24: Babcock Ranch Healthy Life Center, at 42880 Crescent Loop, Suite 100, Punta Gorda, from 1 to 5 p.m.

• Sept. 24: Outpatient Center at The Sanctuary, at 8960 Colonial Center Drive, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to noon

• Sept. 25: Pine Island Moose Lodge, at 8903 Stringfellow Road, Saint James City, from 8 a.m. to noon

• Sept. 27: Cape Coral Technical College, at 360 Santa Barbara Blvd. N., Cape Coral, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Sept. 27: Santa Barbara Professional Building, at 224 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, from 8 a.m. to noon

All blood donated at Lee Health stays within the system to care for patients in Southwest Florida. If unable to attend a drive, donations can also be made at one of Lee Health’s blood centers.

For more information on how and where to donate, visit https://www.leehealth.org/our-services/blood-centers.