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CVPH Blood Donor Center announces its March blood drive schedule

Peru’s drive is March 16
Plattsburgh, NY – Blood donations to the Adirondack Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) make a lifesaving difference for patients across the country, helping ensure a steady and reliable of blood for local surgeries, emergency care and ongoing medical treatments.
Patients at the Plattsburgh hospital, its northern New York health system partners, Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone and Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including Ticonderoga) along with the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake benefit from the generous donations collected and processed by this team of health care professionals. Drives sponsored by local community groups, businesses and organizations are the backbone of the Donor Center’s success.
The March schedule is as follows:
Monday, March 2, Champlain EMS Station, co-sponsor Knights of Columbus, 1150 Rte. 11, Champlain, 3 to 7 pm
Tuesday, March 3, Essex County Sheriff’s Department, 702 Stowersville Rd., Lewis, 1 to 4 pm
Wednesday, March 4, Saranac Lake High School, 79 Canaras Dr., Saranac Lake, 10 am to 2 pm
Friday, March 6, Franklin County Court House, 355 West Main St., Malone, 11 am to 2 pm
Monday, March 9, Willsboro Fire Department, 1 Point Rd., Willsboro, 3 to 6 pm
Wednesday, March 11, St. Lawrence County Human Services Center, 80 NY-310, Canton, noon to 3 pm
Thursday, March 12, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Lane, 34 Elm St., Malone, 2 to 6 pm
Friday March 13, New York State Department of Environmental Services Headquarters, 1115 Rte. 86, Ray Brook, 10 am to 2 pm
Monday, March 16, St. Augustine Parish Hall, 3035 Main St., Peru 3 to 6:30 pm
Tuesday, March 17, Brushton-Moira American Legion, 26 Sayles Rd., Moira, 4 to 7 pm
Thursday, March 19, CVPH, R3 Progressive Care Unit, 75 Beekman St., 8 am to noon
Monday, March 23, West Chazy Fire Department, 7656 Rt. 22, West Chazy, 4 to 7 pm
Tuesday, March 24, Ellenburg Knights of Columbus, 5526 Rt. 11, Ellenburg Depot, 4 to 7 pm
Wednesday, March 25, Oak St. School, 108 Oak St., 8 to 11 am
Thursday, March 26, Mooers Fire Department, 2508 Rt. 11, Mooers, 3:30 to 7 pm
Friday, March 27, Beekmantown High School, 37 Eagle Way, West Chazy, 10 am to 2 pm
Monday, March 30, Adirondack Medical Center, Redfield Room, 2233 Rte. 86, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 pm
Tuesday, March 31, Malone Callfiremen Station, 37 Finney Blvd., Malone, 2 to 6 pm
The Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., welcomes walk ins and 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 valid identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.
Learn more about the Adirondack Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call 518-562-7406.

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