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(Hyannis, April 30) Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of blood donations. Numerous blood drives are being held across Cape Cod in May 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 May will receive a Stop & Shop gift card. Cape Cod Healthcare blood drives are scheduled in the coming weeks, including: May 2024 CCHC Blood Drives • May 2: 9:10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth • May 3: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Outlet Way, Bourne • May 6: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Brewster Police Station, 631 Harwich Road, Brewster • May 7: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police Department, 183 Sisson Road, Harwich • May 9: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Seamen’s Bank, 2746 Route 6, Wellfleet • May 10: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Starbuck’s, 11 Davis Straits/Route 28, Falmouth • May 13: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee • May 14: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans • May 15: 9:40 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, 6000 Sheriff’s Place, Bourne • May 16: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cape Cod Hospital, Lorusso Board Room, 27 Park Street, Hyannis • May 17: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Eastham Library, 190 Samoset Road, Eastham • May 20: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Woods Hole Science Aquarium, 166 Water Street, woods Hole • May 21: 8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cotuit Federated Church, 40 School St., Cotuit • May 22: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Picture This Custom Framing, 6 Merchants Road, Sandwich • May 23: 11:10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monomoy Regional High School, 75 Oak Street, Harwich • May 26: 10:40 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Cape Cod Cares for the Troops/Troops in the Spotlight, The Landing at Hyannis, 790 Iyannough Road, Hyannis • May 28: 9:40 a.m. - 4 p.m., John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford St., Falmouth • May 29: 10:40 a.m. - 5 p.m., Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, Dennis • May 30: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth To make an appointment for one of the drives listed above, please visit the Blood Donor Portal - https://srt.capecodhealth.org/donorportal/ Donations can also be made at the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center at Cape Cod Hospital. The Donor Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make an appointment for the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center, please call us at 508-862-5663. 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.