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(Hyannis, June 28, 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 July 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. There are various giveaways offered for several of the blood drives from such places as Friendly’s, Dunkin Donuts, Wendy’s and Market Basket. Walk-ins are welcome at all blood drives. To make an appointment to donate blood, please visit www.capecodhealth.org/giveblood or call 508-86BLOOD. July 2016 CCHC Blood Drives • July 1: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cape Cod Maritime Museum, 135 South Street, Hyannis • July 6: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Moose Lodge, Route 28, South Yarmouth • July 7: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Canal Chamber of Commerce Drive, Buzzards Bay Park, Main Street, Buzzards Bay • July 9: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dennis Senior Center, 1045 Route 134, Dennis • July 11: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Swift United Methodist Church, 10 Williston Road, Sagamore Beach • July 13: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Clark Lab, Woods Hole • July 15: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Outlet Way, Sagamore • July 17: 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish, 125 Main Street, Acushnet • July 20: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Barnstable Police Department, 1200 Phinneys Lane, Hyannis • July 21: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Marine Masonic Lodge at the Holiday Inn, 291 Jones Road, Falmouth • July 23: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cape Cod Baseball League, Veterans Field, 702 Main Street, Chatham • July 25: 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wendy’s, 32 Old Town House Road, Yarmouth • July 27: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mid Cape Home Centers, 465 Route 134, South Dennis • July 28: Cape Cod Hospital, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lorusso Conference Room, Hyannis • July 29: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shepley Showcase, 75 Ben Franklin Way, 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.