Blood supply critically low
MONTEREY , Calif. — The blood supply at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula remains at critically low levels. Donors are urged to help by visiting the Blood Center or one of these mobile blood drives scheduled for September:
Monterey Farmer’s Market
4-7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2
Alvarado Street, near Ordway Pharmacy
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9
7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing
Congregation Beth Israel
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14
5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel
Bernardus Lodge
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16
415 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley
Central Coast Fly Fishing
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20
7172 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23
Outpatient Campus parking lot
2 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Monterey
Capital Insurance Group
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26
2300 Garden Road, Monterey
To donate at the Blood Center, call (831) 625-4814 for an appointment or drop in at 576 Hartnell Street , just across the street from the Monterey Post Office. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Donors must be 16 or older and weigh more than 110 pounds. More information on donating blood may be found on Community Hospital's Web site, www.chomp.org.
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, founded in 1934 and located at 23625 Holman Highway in Monterey, has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves. It is a nonprofit healthcare provider with 205 staffed acute-care hospital beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds, delivering a continuum of care from birth to end of life, and every stage in between. It serves the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities through 15 locations, including the main hospital, outpatient facilities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic, a short-term skilled nursing facility, Hospice of the Central Coast, and business offices. Find more information about Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula at www.chomp.org