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 region’s 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, July 14: Interfaith Charities of South Lee, at 17592 Rockefeller Circle, Fort Myers, from 1 to 6 p.m.
– Today, July 14: Mercedes-Benz and BMW of Fort Myers, at 15461 S. Tamiami Trail., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– July 16: HealthPark Medical Center, at 9981 HealthPark Drive, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
– July 17: Bell Tower, at 13499 US 41. S.E., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– July 19: Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, at 8440 Murano Del Lago Drive, Estero, from 9 a.m. to 3 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.