Cape blood bank in need of Type O-negative donations. Here's where to donate.
HYANNIS — Cape Cod Healthcare is hosting several blood drives this month to address an "urgent need" for Type O-negative blood.
"Both Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital have had a high volume of patient use recently, with not as many O-Negative donors donating at the blood drives," Lisa Connors, Cape Cod Healthcare spokesperson said in an email. "The hospitals need to maintain a certain inventory level of O-Negative units as they can be transfused to any patient during an emergency."
Though all blood types are needed regularly, a shortage of Type O-negative exists. Type O-negative blood can be transfused to patients of any blood type, Jonathan DeCoste, senior blood donor recruiter at Cape Cod Healthcare, said in the statement.
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To make an appointment, visit www.capecodhealth.org/give-Blood.
Donations can also be made at the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center at Cape Cod Hospital. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To make an appointment, call 508-862-5663.
There are multiple blood drives scheduled in the Cape area:
Saturday, Feb. 11
Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors
22 Mid-Tech Drive, West Yarmouth
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 12
Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors
22 Mid-Tech Drive, West Yarmouth
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Northside United Methodist Church
701 Airline Road, Brewster
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
323 Orleans Road, North Chatham
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16
162 Main St., Orleans
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
631 Harwich Road, Brewster
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
Falmouth Hospital (Burwell Conference Room)
100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 27
John Wesley United Methodist Church
270 Gifford St., Falmouth
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Barnstable Police Department Community Blood Drive
1200 Phinneys Lane, Hyannis
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact Rasheek Tabassum Mujib at rmujib@capecodonline.com.
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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Healthcare blood drive to fill shortage of O-negative blood
