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, Aug. 10: Lee County Sheriff’s Office, at 14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, from noon to 5 p.m.
– Today, Aug. 10: Iona Lakes, at 15000 Iona Lakes Drive, Fort Myers, from 2 to 5 p.m.
– Aug. 11: Lee Physician’s Group, at 9131 College Pointe Court, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to noon
– Aug. 11: OAK Construction and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, at 11691 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, from 1 to 4 p.m.
– Aug. 11: Trebing Tile & Carpet, at 4537 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral, from 1 to 5 p.m.
– Aug. 13: Love Boat Ice Cream, at 7977 Dani Drive, Unit 130, Fort Myers, from 1 to 5 p.m.
– Aug. 14: St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, at 5632 Sunrise Drive, Fort Myers, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
– Aug. 14: Summit Church, at 19601 Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, Fort Myers, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– Aug. 15: Lee County Public Education Center, at 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– Aug. 15: Rotary Club of South Fort Myers, at 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– Aug. 15: American Oncology Network, at 14543 Global Parkway, Fort Myers, from 3 to 5 p.m.
– Aug. 16: Lee County Government, corner of Second Street and Broadway, Fort Myers, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– Aug. 17: Key West Express, at 1200 Main St., Fort Myers Beach, from 9 a.m. to 2 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.