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 to saving donations from the community to maintain inventory levels.
The Lee Health Blood Mobile will be at the following locations:
– Today, May 26: Club Square, at 4646 S.E. 10th Place, Cape Coral, from 8 to 11 a.m.
– Today, May 26: Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association, at 918 S.E. 46th Lane, Cape Coral, from noon to 4 p.m.
– Today, May 26: Victory Layne Chevrolet, at 3980 Fowler St., Fort Myers, from 1 to 4 p.m.
– May 27: Estero Recreation Center, at 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero, from 1 to 4 p.m.
– May 27: Iona College/South Pointe Fire Department Station No. 74, at 6061 S. Pointe Blvd., Fort Myers, from 8 to 11 a.m.
– May 27: Wayne Wiles Flooring, at 16240 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to noon
– May 28: Iona Lakes, at 15000 Iona Lakes Drive, Fort Myers, from 2 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.