Lee Health seeking blood donations
Lee Health is seeking blood donations to help replenish supply levels.
As home to the regions 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-saving donations from the community to maintain inventory levels.
The Lee Health Blood Mobile will be at the following locations:
TODAY, MARCH 24
– Outpatient Center at The Sanctuary, at 8960 Colonial Center Drive, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to noon
MARCH 25
– Lehigh Fire Station, at 11 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MARCH 28
– Cape Coral Community Church, at 811 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
MARCH 31
– Edison Home, at 2350 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– Crosspoint Christian Church, at 204 S.W. 11th Place, Cape Coral, from 2 to 6 p.m.
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.