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(August 1, 2021 - Hyannis, MA) Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of blood donations, and numerous blood drives are being held across Cape Cod in August to benefit Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC). Cape Cod and Falmouth hospitals must have at least one week’s worth of blood on hand at all times. Since each unit collected or purchased only lasts 42 days, it is a constant challenge to maintain sufficient supply. All the blood collected at Cape Cod Healthcare blood drives stays on Cape Cod to help our families, friends and neighbors. Donors to CCHC blood drives in August will receive a commemorative T-shirt. The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center inside Cape Cod Hospital is open by appointment only from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments are required at all blood drives. To make an appointment for the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center, please call us at 508-862-5663. To make an appointment at an upcoming blood drive, please visit www.capecodhealth.org/give-blood August 2021 CCHC Blood Drives • August 2: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police, 183 Sisson Rd, Harwich • August 3: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police, 183 Sisson Rd, Harwich • August 4: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wellfleet PD Community Blood Drive @ Grace Chapel Assembly of God, 25 Lieutenant Island Rd, Wellfleet • August 9: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., SencorpWhite, 400 Kidds Hill Rd, Hyannis • August 10: 12 noon – 6 p.m., Chatham Works, 323 Orleans Rd., N. Chatham • August 11: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Northside United Methodist Church, 701 Airline Rd, Brewster • August 16: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Rd, Mashpee • August 17: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors, 22 Mid-Tech Drive, W. Yarmouth • August 18: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth • August 19: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cape Cod YMCA, 2245 Iyannough Rd, W. Barnstable • August 23: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Orleans/Eastham Elks Lodge, 10 McKoy Rd • August 24: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Clark-Haddad American Legion Post 188, 20 Main Street, Sandwich • August 25: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Falmouth Community @ Gus Canty Center, 790 Main Street, Falmouth • August 26: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak Street, Harwich • August 30: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans • August 31: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Brewster Police, 631 Harwich Rd, Brewster About Cape Cod Healthcare Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod. With more than 500 physicians, 5,700 employees and 790 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare is comprised of 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, four urgent care centers (with two additional centers coming in 2021 and 2022) and numerous health programs. For more information, visit the Cape Cod Healthcare website at www.capecodhealth.org. For the latest in relevant and credible healthcare news, visit www.capecodhealthnews.com.