May Blood Drives Announced
PLATTSBURGH, NY –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month.
Here are several opportunities to give blood:
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Ellenburg Fire Department, 2 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May5, Saranac Lake Rescue Squad, 3 to 7 p.m.
Friday, May 7, Clinton County Government Center, first-floor meeting room, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday, May 10, University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Ticonderoga campus 1 to 4 p.m. Please call to make an appointment for this event.
Tuesday, May 11, Bloomingdale Fire Department, co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, Massena Village Neighborhood Center, Noon to 3 p.m.
Thursday, May 13, Sons of the American Legion Post 1619, Morrisonville, 1 to 5 p.m.
Friday, May 14, Lowes, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday, May 17, Saranac Fire Department, 3 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18, Hudson Headwaters North, Champlain, 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 19, Altona Fire Department Auxiliary, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday. May 20, Ausable Knights of Columbus held at Holy Name Church Hall, 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 26, University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, May 27, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Friday, May 28, CVPH Laboratory Conference Room, 214 Cornelia St, third floor, 10am-4pm
Blood donors are now registered electronically and should have their donor card or another form of identification with them to donate.
To protect the safety of the donors and the donor team during a community drive, a number of safety measures are in place. Donors undergo a COVID -19 screening and phlebotomists are able to limit close contact while still providing exceptional care. Phlebotomists and donors are masked and cots are placed an appropriate distance apart.
The Donor Center at 85 Plaza Blvd, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region at hospitals in Elizabethtown, Plattsburgh, Malone, Massena, Saranac Lake and Glens Falls. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.
Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.
Posted: April 30th, 2021 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.