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, May 12: Miromar Outlets, at 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Today, May 12: Trauma Awareness Drive at Lee Memorial Hospital, at 2776 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
– May 13: Florida Heart Associates, at 1550 Barkley Circle, Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– May 13: Cape Coral Police Department, at 1100 Cultural Park Blvd. S., Cape Coral, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– May 14: Florida Gulf Coast University, at 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– May 15: Bell Tower Shops, at 13499 US 41 S.E., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– May 16: Anchor Christian Church, at 11651 E. Terry St., Bonita Springs, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– May 17: Dorcey Law Firm, at 10181 6 Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– May 17: Preferred Travel, at 3960 Via Del Rey, Bonita Springs, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– May 18: Royal Shell Realty, at 1105 Cape Coral Parkway E., Cape Coral, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– May 18: LYNX Services, at 6351 Bayshore Road, Suite 18, North Fort Myers, from noon to 5 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.