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, Sept. 1: Florida SouthWestern State College, at 8099 College Parkway, SW., Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bus will be parked in Lot #4 in the Breezeway Parking Area
– Today, Sept. 1: Lee County Sheriff’s Office, at 1301 Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Sept. 5: First Christian Church of Cape Coral, at 2620 Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– Sept. 7: The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, at 5951 Silver King Blvd., Cape Coral, from noon to 4 p.m.
– Sept. 7: Wayne Wiles Flooring, at 16240 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, from 1 to 4 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.