Plattsburgh, NY – Donating at an Adirondack Blood Center community drive or at the Donor Center helps support the health and wellbeing of the community. Each unit of donated blood can benefit up to three patients at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including Ticonderoga) and the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. 

This month, the Blood Center offers multiple opportunities to make a difference: 

• Tuesday, Feb. 3, Malone Callfiremen, 37 Finney Ave., Malone, 2 to 6 pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 4, PSUC Angell Center, 46 Rugar St., 11 am to 3:30 pm
• Friday, Feb. 6, Clinton County ARC, West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Rd., 9 am to 1 pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 10, Chateaugay American Legion, 80 West Main St., Chateaugay, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 11, Clinton Community College, Moore Building, Beekman Street, 11 am to 2:30 pm
• Thursday, Feb. 12, Holy Name Church Hall, hosted by Knights of Columbus, 10 Church Lane, Ausable Forks, 4 - 7 pm
• Friday, Feb. 13, Medisca, 626 Tom Miller Road, 1 to 4 pm
• Monday, Feb. 16, CVPH, Auditoriums A+B, 75 Beekman St., 10 am to 2pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 17, Bloomingdale Fire Department, 1640 Route 3, Bloomingdale, 3:30 to 6:30 pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 18, BHSN, 2155 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 2 to 5 pm
• Thursday, Feb. 19, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 18 North Bowl Lane, 4 to 8 pm
• Friday, Feb. 20, Dodge Memorial Library, 144 Lake St., Rouses Point, 11 am to 2 pm
• Monday, Feb. 23, Essex Fire Department, Rt. 22W Box 58, Essex, co-sponsored by Masonic Lodge, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 24, Janes Fight, Rainbow Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Rd., Altona, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 25, New York State Police Barracks, 9 Dunning Way, 7 to 10 am
• Friday, Feb. 27, Plattsburgh VA Clinic, 5180 North Catherine St., 1 to 4 pm

The Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., 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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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is a private, not-for profit hospital in Plattsburgh, NY.  Established in 1967 with the merger of Champlain Valley and Physicians Hospitals, CVPH joined Fletcher Allen Partners in 2012, which in 2014 became The University of Vermont Health Network.  Together with its partner hospitals, the UVM Medical Group and a home health agency, CVPH provides high-quality, cost-effective care, close to home. Services include an award-winning cardiac services program, accredited cancer center, freestanding ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive rehabilitation services and a 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department.  Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, CVPH is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by New York State and Medicare/Medicaid Approved.  Learn more at UVMHealth.org/CVPH or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

About University of Vermont Health Network
University of Vermont Health Network is an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. The partners are: 

• University of Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
• University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to University of Vermont, each of our affiliates remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.