Urgent Need for O Negative, O Positive, A Negative & B Negative Blood at Cape Cod Hospital

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For Immediate Release                                                       Contact: Lisa Connors
                                                                                                    e. llconnors@capecodhealth.org
                                                                                                              
Urgent Need for O Negative, O Positive, A Negative &
B Negative Blood at Cape Cod Hospital
 
(Hyannis, Nov. 3) Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of O negative and O positive blood donors, as well as A negative and B negative donors. While all blood types are needed on a regular basis, there is currently a shortage of these types in particular.
 
If you or someone you know has O negative, O positive, A negative or B negative blood, please consider making an appointment at one of our upcoming blood drives.

Cape Cod Healthcare blood drives are scheduled in the coming weeks, including:

 
November 2025 CCHC Blood Drives
 
  • November 4: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harwich Police Department, 183 Sisson Road, Harwich
  • November 5: 9:40 a.m. - 4 p.m., Stoneman Outpatient Center, 2 Jan Sebastian Drive, Sandwich
  • November 7: 8:40 a.m. - 3 p.m., Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, Dennis
  • November 11: 8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m., Falmouth Hospital, Burwell Conference Room, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
  • November 12: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., WHOI, Clark Lab, 360 Woods Hole Road, Woods
  • November 13: 8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m., YMCA, 2245 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable
  • November 18: 9:40 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
  • November 19:9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans/Eastham Elks, 10 McKoy Road, Eastham
  • November 20: 9:40 a.m. - 4 p.m., First Congregational Church, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet
  • November 21: 8:40 a.m. - 3 p.m., Market Basket, 1 Factory Outlet Way, Bourne
  • November 24: 10:40 a.m. – 5 p.m., Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee
  • November 25: 9:40 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orleans Police Department, 99 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans
  • November 26: 9:40 a.m. - 4 p.m., John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford St., 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 600 providers, over 5,000 employees and over 250 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare is comprised of two acute care hospitals, a Level III trauma center, the Cape’s leading provider of homecare and hospice services (VNA), seven 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.

 

Urgent Need for O Negative, O Positive, A Negative & B Negative Blood at Cape Cod Hospital