Adirondack Regional Blood Center Community Drives Announced
CVPH program focuses on safety while maintaining an adequate blood supply for area hospitals
Editor’s Note: A drive is also scheduled for the St. Augustine’s Parish Center on Monday, November 23rd. More info to follow.
PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/29/2020) –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:
Monday, November 2, Champlain EMS station, 3 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 3, Curtis Lumber Ray Brook, 9 a.m. to Noon
Monday, November 9, St. Lawrence County Human Services Center,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10, Massena Neighborhood Center, Noon to 3 p.m.
Thursday, November 12, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Blood drives 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 have been put into 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 the appropriate 6 feet apart.
The Donor Center at 85 Plaza Blvd, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age. The minimum weight requirement is 110 lbs. All donors must pass a physical and health history exam conducted at the drive prior to donation. A valid ID is required. Whole blood can be donated once every eight weeks (56 days).
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: October 29th, 2020 under Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.