Lee Health seeks blood donations
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 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, April 14: Physician’s Primary Care, at 5700 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres, from 3 to 6 p.m.
– Today, April 14: Physician’s Primary Care, at 5700 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres, from 3 to 6 p.m.
– April 17: Health Fair, at 23450 Via Coconut Point, Estero, from 8 to 11 a.m.
– April 18: Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church, at 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, from 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.
– April 18: Summit Church, at 19601 Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– April 19: Lee Physician Group, at 1682 N.E. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, from 1 to 4 p.m.
– April 20: Cape Coral Technical College, at 360 Santa Barbara Blvd. N., Cape Coral, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– April 20: Lee Physician Group, at 9131 College Pointe Court, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– April 21: The New Resident’s Club, at 5815 Driftwood Parkway, Cape Coral, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 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.