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:
– Nov. 20: Pine Island Moose Lodge, at 8903 Stringfellow Road, St. James City, from 8 a.m. to noon
– Nov. 21: Faith Assembly of God, at 7101 Bayshore Road, North Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– Nov. 22: Estero Recreation Center, at 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– Nov. 22: Life Care Center of Estero, at 3850 Williams Road, Estero, from 2 to 5 p.m.
– Nov. 24: Iona Hope Episcopal Church, at 9650 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 1 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.