Plattsburgh, NY – Blood donations to the Adirondack Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) make a lifesaving difference for patients across the North Country by ensuring a steady and reliable supply 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 April schedule is as follows:

• Wednesday, April 1:  Alice Hyde Medical Center, 133 Park St., Malone, 11 am - 3 pm
• Thursday, April 2: Lowes, 39 Centre Dr., 10 am - 2 pm
• Wednesday, April 8: FCI Ray Brook, 128 Ray Brook Road, Ray Brook, 1:30 - 4 pm
• Thursday, April 9: Beekmantown Fire Department, 9678 Route 22, West Chazy, 4 -7 pm
• Friday, April 10: Clinton County Government Center, First Floor Meeting Room, 137 Margaret St., 8:30 am -12:30 pm
• Tuesday, April 14: North Country Community College, 23 Santanoni Drive, Saranac Lake, 10 am - 2 pm
• Thursday, April 16: Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 18 North Bowl Lane, 4 - 8 pm
• Friday, April 17: Medisca, 626 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, 1 - 4 pm
• Monday, April 20: Chateaugay American Legion, 80 W. Main St., Chateaugay, 4 - 8 pm; sponsored by Sons of the American Legion
• Thursday, April 23: Saranac Lake EMS Rescue, 110 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 4 - 8 pm
• Monday, April 27: Essex Fire Department, 2659 Station Road, Essex, 4-7 pm; co-sponsored by the Masonic Lodge
• Tuesday, April 28: Northeastern Clinton Central School, 103 Route 276, Champlain, 10 am-2 pm
• Wednesday, April 29: Chazy American Legion, 9509 Route 9, Chazy, 4-7 pm
• Thursday, April 30: Holy Name Church, 10 Church Lane, AuSable Forks, 4-7 pm; sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

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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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.