Adk. Regional Blood Center Plans Several Community Drives
CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region
PLATTSBURGH, NY (11/29/2022) –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 and asks all eligible donors to consider donating.
The following is the community blood drive schedule for December:
- Thursday, December 1, Beekmantown Fire Department Station #1, 4 to 7 p.m.
- Monday, December 5, Willsboro Fire Department, 3 to 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 6, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 7, Bloomingdale Fire Department, co-sponsor Fire Department, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, December 8, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
- Friday, December 9, Clinton County Government Center, First Floor meeting room, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 13, St. Edmunds Church Hall, Ellenburg, 4 to 7 p.m.
- Thursday, December 15, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 4 to 8 p.m.
- Friday, December 16, Burke Adult Center, 9 to 11 a.m.
- Monday, December 19, Adirondack Medical Center Redfield Room, Noon to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 20, New York State Department of Conservation headquarters, Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Friday, December 23, CVPH Auditoriums. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 27, Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m.
- Thursday, December 29, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Friday, December 30, Clinton County Advocacy and Resource Center, New York Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Safety measures such as screening donors for COVID-19 and masking remain in place at all community drives and at the Center located at 85 Plaza Blvd. The Adirondack Regional Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.
Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.
A donor card or another form of identification is required to give. Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.
Posted: November 29th, 2022 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.