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. 8: Lee Physician Group, at 9131 College Pointe Court, Fort Myers, from 2 to 5 p.m.
• Sept. 10: Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida, at 2531 Cleveland Ave., Suite 1, Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Sept. 12: First Assembly of God, at 4701 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sept. 12: City Gate Ministries, at 1735 Jackson St., Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sept. 14: Florida Heart Associates, at 1550 Barkley Circle, Fort Myers, from 10 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.