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Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of blood donations. Numerous blood drives are being held across Cape Cod in April 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 April will receive a Stop & Shop gift card. The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center inside Cape Cod Hospital is open by appointment 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 at Cape Cod Hospital, please call us at 508-862-5663. To make an appointment at an upcoming blood drive, please visit the Blood Donor Portal - https://srt.capecodhealth.org/donorportal/ April 2023 CCHC Blood Drives • April 3: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, Dennis • April 4: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., St. Anthony’s Fatima Hall – part of St. Joseph Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, 167 East Falmouth Highway – East Falmouth • April 5: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police Department, 183 Sisson Road, Harwich • April 11: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Yarmouth Port Community @ International Fund for Animal Welfare, 290 Summer St., Yarmouth Port • April 12: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Woods Hole Science Aquarium, 166 Water St., Woods Hole • April 14: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Starbucks, 11 Davis Straits/Route 28, Falmouth • April 18: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Northside United Methodist Church, 701 Airline Road, Brewster • April 19: 12 noon – 6 p.m., Chatham Works, 323 Orleans Road, N. Chatham • April 21: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cotuit Community @ Cotuit Federated Church, 40 School St., Cotuit • April 22: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Falmouth Commission on Disability, Gus Canty Center, 790 Main St., Falmouth • April 25: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford St., Falmouth • April 27: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans • April 28: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Brewster Police Department, 631 Harwich Road, 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 550 physicians, nearly 5,000 employees and 500 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare is comprised of two acute care hospitals, the Cape’s leading provider of homecare and hospice services (VNA), six urgent care centers, a primary and specialty care network, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility, and numerous health services and 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.