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(Hyannis, March 30, 2017) Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of blood donations, and numerous blood drives are being held across Cape Cod in April 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 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. All those who donate during the month of April will receive a Dunkin’ Donuts gift card, with the exception of the April 4 drive at Paradise Pizza. Donors at that event will receive a free small cheese pizza. Donors at the April 21 Market Basket drive will receive a Market Basket gift card. 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. April 2017 CCHC Blood Drives • April 3: 12 to 6 p.m., Swift Memorial United Methodist Church, 10 Williston Road, Sagamore Beach • April 4: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Paradise Pizza, 74 School Street, West Dennis • April 5: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, Faxon Conference Room, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth • April 6: 12 to 6 p.m., Rock n’ Roll Up Your Sleeves with Frank FM, Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak Street, Harwich • April 7: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, 514 Station Avenue, South Yarmouth • April 10: 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Eastham Community Blood Drive, Eastham/Orleans Elks, 10 McKoy Road, Eastham • April 11: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hyannis Toyota, 1020 Iyannough Road, Hyannis • April 13: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster • April 14: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Royal Falmouth, 545 Main Street, Falmouth • April 18: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Bass River Rod and Gun Club, Route 6A, Yarmouthport • April 19: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable • April 20: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shepley Showcase, 75 Ben Franklin Way, Hyannis • April 21: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Way, Sagamore • April 23: 7:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish, 125 Main Street, Acushnet • April 24: 12 noon to 6 p.m., Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee • April 26: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, South Dennis • April 27: 12 noon to 5 p.m., Canal Chamber of Commerce Blood Drive, Buzzards Bay Park, Main Street, Buzzards Bay Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod. With more than 450 physicians, 5,300 employees and 790 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 and numerous health programs. For more information, visit Cape Cod Healthcare’s web site at www.capecodhealth.org. Cape Cod Healthcare. Visit our health news site www.capecodhealthnews.com for the latest in relevant and credible healthcare news.