The Cape Cod Hospital Blood Bank is in urgent need of O Negative blood donors. While all blood types are needed on a regular basis, there is currently a shortage of O Negative, in particular, Cape Cod Healthcare said this week.
“Type O Negative is the universal blood type, meaning that anyone can receive your blood and it can be used in transfusions for any other blood type. It is routinely in short supply and in high demand by hospitals for emergency transfusions,” noted Jonathan Decoste, Senior Blood Donor Recruiter at Cape Cod Healthcare.
Donors to CCHC blood drives in August will receive a Wendy’s Gift Card.
Cape Cod Healthcare blood drives are scheduled in the coming weeks, including:
August 2023 CCHC Blood Drives
- August 1: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police Department, 183 Sisson Road, Harwich
- August 2: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bass River Rod & Gun Club, 621 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port
- August 3: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cape Cod 5, 1500 Iyannough Road, Hyannis
- August 4: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Outlet Way, Bourne
- August 7: 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
- August 8: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Shepley Showcase, 75 Benjamin Franklin Way, Hyannis
- August 9: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cape Cod Church, 1205 Nathan Ellis Highway, East Falmouth
- August 10: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Salt Pond Visitor Center, 50 Nauset Road, Eastham
- August 14: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee
- August 15: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sandwich Library, 142 Main St., Sandwich
- August 16: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Woods Hole Science Aquarium, 166 Water St., Woods Hole
- August 17: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Shepley, 2238 Route 6, Wellfleet
August 21: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, Burwell Conference Room, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
- August 22: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Northside United Methodist Church, 701 Airline Road, Brewster
- August 23: 12 noon – 6 p.m., Chatham Works, 323 Orleans Road, N. Chatham
- August 24: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans
- August 28: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford St., Falmouth
- August 29: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cotuit Community @ Cotuit Federated Church, 40 School St., Cotuit
- August 30: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Seamen’s Bank, 4355 Route 6, Eastham
- August 31: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park St., Hyannis
To make an appointment for one of the drives listed above, 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, call us at 508-862-5663.
