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(Hyannis, March 1, 2016) Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of blood donations, and numerous blood drives are being held across Cape Cod in March to benefit Cape Cod Healthcare. Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital must have at least one week’s worth of blood on hand at all times. Since each unit collected or purchased will only last between 35 to 42 days, it is a constant challenge to maintain sufficient supply. The majority of this month’s blood drives will be held in the new CCHC Blood Mobile, which is located in the parking lot of sponsoring businesses and organizations. All blood collected at CCHC Blood Drives stays on Cape Cod to help our families, friends and neighbors. Walk-ins are welcome. To make an appointment to donate blood, please visit www.capecodhealth.org/giveblood or call 508-86BLOOD. March 2016 CCHC Blood Drives • March 7: 3 to 7 p.m., Monomoy Regional High School, 75 Oak Street, Harwich • March 8: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pope John Paul II High School, 120 High School Road Extension, Hyannis • March 10: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Moose Lodge, Route 28, South Yarmouth • March 12: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mattacheese Middle School, 400 Higgins Crowell Road, West Yarmouth • March 14: 12 noon to 6 p.m. Swift Memorial United Methodist Church, 10 Williston Road, Sagamore Beach • March 17: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cape Cod Hospital, Lorusso Board Room, Hyannis • March 19: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rotary Home and Garden Show, Barnstable High School, 744 West Main Street, Hyannis • March 22: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shepley Showcase, 75 Ben Franklin Way, Hyannis • March 23: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.., Barnstable Police Department, 1200 Phinneys Lane, Hyannis • March 24: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Clark Lab, Woods Hole • March 25: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Outlet Way, Sagamore • March 29: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Marine Masonic Lodge at the John Wesley Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth • March 30: 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Harbor Community Health Center, 735 Attucks Lane, Hyannis Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod. With more than 450 physicians, 4,500 employees and 1,100 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare has two acute care hospitals, the Cape’s leading provider of homecare and hospice services (VNA), a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility, the Cape’s only local laboratory service (C-Lab) and numerous health programs. For more information, visit Cape Cod Healthcare’s web site at www.capecodhealth.org. Cape Cod Healthcare. Visit our new health news site www.onecapehealthnews.com for the latest in relevant and credible healthcare news.