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:
– May 7: SPADA Salon & Spa, at 13161 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, from 2 to 5 p.m.
– May 7: Trauma Awareness Drive at Gulf Coast Hospital, at 13681 Doctor’s Way, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
– May 9: City Gate Ministries, at 1735 Jackson St., Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– May 9: Grace United Methodist Church, at 13 S.E. 21st Place, Cape Coral, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– May 10: Santa Barbara Professional Building, at 224 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, from 8 a.m. to noon
– May 10: Fifth Third Bank, at 2724 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, from 1 to 4 p.m.
– May 12: Miromar Outlets, at 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– May 12: Trauma Awareness Drive at Lee Memorial Hospital, at 2776 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 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.