PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, has planned 18 community blood drives in April 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 April schedule is as follows:
• Monday, April 7, Adirondack Medical Center, Redfield Room, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 8, New York State Department of Conservation, Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, April 10, Beekmantown Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Monday, April 14, Willsboro Fire Department, 3 to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 15, Saranac Lake EMS station, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 16, Salmon River High School, Fort Covington, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, April 17, University of Vermont Health Network — Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Ticonderoga, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Monday, April 21, St. Augustine Parish Center, Peru, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 22, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 23, Bloomingdale Fire Department 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 24, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 4 to 8 p.m.
• Friday, April 25, Burke Adult Center, 9 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, April 28, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 29, Ellenburg Knights of Columbus at St. Edmunds Church Hall, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 30, Chazy American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd. is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blood donors must be at least 16 years-old (16- and 17-year-old donors must have written parental/guardian consent), in generally 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.