Blood donations support health of patients in several North Country hospitals

Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center Offers Many Opportunities to Give Blood Blood donations support health of patients in several North Country hospitals Plattsburgh, NY – There are several opportunities to give blood in May and support the health of the community. The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), has planned 19 community blood drives and continues to welcome walk in donors at its Donor Center as part of its mission to maintain an adequate supply of blood and blood products for the North Country.

In addition to benefiting patients at CVPH, blood collected by the Donor Center also supports those in need at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including Ticonderoga) and Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

The May schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, May ,1 Chateaugay High School 42 River St., Chateaugay, 11 am to 4 pm
• Monday, May 5, St. Lawrence County Human Services Center, 80 Highway 310, Canton, Noon to 3 pm
• Tuesday, May 6, Brushton-Moira American Legion, 26 Sayles Rd., Moira, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, May 7, Altona Fire Department, 4:30 to 8:30 pm
• Thursday, May 8, Chazy High School, 609 Miner Farm Rd, Chazy, 10 am to 2 pm
• Friday, May 9, Saranac High School, 69 Picketts Corners Rd., Saranac 10 am to 2 pm
• Monday, May 12, Medisca, 626 Tom Miller Rd.,1 to 4 pm
• Tuesday, May 13, Goss Chevrolet, Route 11, Rouses Point, 9 am to noon
• Wednesday, May 14, Alice Hyde Medical Center, 133 Park St., Malone, 11 am to 3 pm
• Thursday, May 15, Mooers Fire Department, Route 11, 3:30 to 7 pm
• Friday, May 16, Ward Lumber, 3240 Route 11, Malone, 10 am to 2 pm
• Monday, May 19, Ausable Grange, 1749 Main St., Keeseville, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, May 20, Franklin Academy, 54 State St., Malone, 10 am to 2 pm
• Wednesday, May 21, Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main St., Long Lake, 2 to 5 pm
• Friday, May 23, Clinton County Government Center, 137 Margaret St., 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Tuesday, May 27, Malone Fire Department, 37 Finney Blvd., 2 to 6 pm
• Wednesday, May 28, Keene Fire Department, 10858 Rt. 9N, Keene, 3 to 6 pm
• Thursday, May 29, Plattsburgh High School, 1 Clifford Drive, 11 am to 3 pm
• Friday, May 30, Clinton County ARC at West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Rd., 9 am to 1 pm
• The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd. is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

Blood donors must be at least 16 years-old (16- and 17-year-old donors must have written parental/guardian consent), in general good health and weigh at least 110 lbs. A screening questionnaire addressing personal medical, social and travel history is completed prior to donating and a donor card or another form of identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.

Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call 518-562-7406.