Cape Cod Hospitals In Urgent Need of Blood

BARNSTABLE, MA — The Cape Cod Healthcare blood program is experiencing an urgent need for O negative blood following a recent emergency at the hospital.

"O negative is the universal blood type, meaning that anyone can receive your blood, and it can be used in transfusions for any other blood type," said Jonathan DeCoste, the senior blood donor recruiter at Cape Cod Healthcare. "It is routinely in short supply and in high demand by hospitals. O negative blood also is the universal blood type needed for emergency transfusions."

If you or someone you know has O negative blood, please consider making an appointment at one of the upcoming blood drives.

Upcoming drives include:

• Tuesday, June 16, 11am - 5pm Sandwich Masonic Lodge, 175 Main Street, Sandwich
• Wednesday, June 17, 10am - 4pm Chatham Works/The Cape Cod Ocean Community, 323 Orleans Rd., N. Chatham
• Thursday, June 18, 10am - 4pm CCHC Physician Recruitment Building, 4 Bayview, W. Yarmouth
• Monday, June 22, 11 am - 5pm Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee
• Tuesday, June 23, 10am - 4pm CCHC Physician Recruitment Building, 4 Bayview, W. Yarmouth
• Wednesday, June 24, 10am - 4pm CCHC Physician Recruitment Building, 4 Bayview, W. Yarmouth
• Thursday, June 25, 10am - 4pm CCHC Physician Recruitment Building, 4 Bayview, W. Yarmouth

To minimize contact with others, all donations are by appointment only.