Blood Donations Needed At Cape Cod Hospitals

BARNSTABLE, MA — Are you looking for a way to help others and make a difference in the community? Cape Cod Healthcare could use residents' help replenishing its blood supply.

Cape Cod and Falmouth hospitals need at least one week's worth of blood on hand at all times, since each unit collected or purchased only lasts 42 days.

All blood collected at Cape Cod Healthcare blood drives stays on Cape Cod. Donors in July will receive a free Amazon gift card.

If you'd like to help replenish the supply, you can consider taking part in one of the following blood drives:

• July 6: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Clark-Haddad American Legion Post 188, 20 Main Street, Sandwich
• July 7: 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
• July 8: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans
• July 12: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Harwich Police, 183 Sisson Rd, Harwich
• July 13: 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m., Chatham Works, 323 Orleans Rd., N. Chatham
• July 14: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Northside United Methodist Church, 701 Airline Rd, Brewster
• July 15: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Cape Cod YMCA, 2245 Iyannough Rd, W. Barnstable
• July 20: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Orleans/Eastham Elks Lodge, 10 McKoy Rd
• July 21: 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
• July 22: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
• July 23: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Health Ministry, 70 Center Street, Hyannis
• July 26: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Cotuit Federated Church, 40 School St., Cotuit
• July 27: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Clark-Haddad American Legion Post 188, 20 Main Street, Sandwich
• July 29: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Brewster Police, 631 Harwich Rd, Brewster

• July 30: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Barnstable Police Department Community Blood Drive, at Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park Street, Hyannis

Appointments are required at all blood drives. To make an appointment at an upcoming blood drive, please visit www.capecodhealth.org/give-blood

Donations can also be made at the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center at Cape Cod Hospital. The Donor Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. To make an appointment for the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center please call us at 508-862-5663.