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    American Red Cross

    4.3 (7 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Violeta H.

    I donated blood for the first time! The ladies here are pros at finding your vein the first time and they even mark where they will insert needle and happy it didn't hurt too much. It felt more of pinch even though it's a bigger needle. It's a good thing they do basic health check. They check your pulse, blood pressure, and hemoglobin levels without needle stick. The benefits of giving blood is helps maintain iron levels (if you have excess), lowers the risk of developing heart attack, helps reduce the risk of developing cancer, and boost mental health by doing a kind act of helping someone who may need blood transfusion. I have the phone application and you can schedule your appointments easily. The app allows you to track the updates of your blood journey which is bit slow to update as it took 5 days to update to processing/testing and 7 days to update to storage. After the appointment was complete I felt fine and I had a small apple juice box, water, and snack. They ask you to wait 15 mins in their seating area. Later, around lunchtime I felt a little fatigued so I ate lunch and my energy came back. Overall a positive experience.

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    Robert C.

    This was my first time donating. So you're never too old to start donating. the American Red Cross has an app that has your scheduling, your health chart history -which includes iron blood pressure, your donation history as well as the rapid pass that you need to take and fill out before donating. I love how easy it is and how much patience and kindness that was given to me. I appreciate the ease of being able to schedule through the app at a location and time that suits my lifestyle.

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    Great experience donating blood quick easy and painless office was staffed with caring knowledgeable volunteers.

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    This facility is gorgeous. Very clean, bright & large. The staff is very caring & knowledgeable. I highly recommend booking an appointment.

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    BioLife Plasma Services

    BioLife Plasma Services

    2.0(126 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    Came in and got the best stick of my life from Nathan! Will always come back here such a great…read moreenvironment and kind people!

    Zero stars if I could. I almost died at this last donation. Because they are so understaffed they…read moredidn't see me in distress. I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't move, thanks to someone across from me seeing me almost lose consciousness for saying something. They took my needle out but didn't ask if I was okay when I stood up to leave. I waited 3.5 hours for my session at 9:20am and left at 12:45pm I have never been so upset with a business who is supposedly helping people and screwing over the people who are trying to make money to pay their bills. I was promised an amount and I did not receive it. Which really sucked it was a really foul move. I've gone 3 times too many, and it's not worth it. Getting poked, forgotten afterwards for almost 30 minutes. All 3 times have been getting worse and I can't do it anymore. Especially after this last one. These people are not kind from start to finish. The pay is not worth it. The place is dirty. I have noticed they handle blood without changing gloves. There's bloody gauze on the floor. I am so disgusted and angry. I will be reaching out to corporate and the BBB for this, this almost costed me my life for the negligence of these folks literally hanging out and giggling at each other. The fact the way they pay out has hidden fees and ways to not give you your full funds really speaks volumes.

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    Pain bruising in arm a week after. Called with no answer left a message with name and number and still have not received a call.

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    Octapharma Plasma

    Octapharma Plasma

    3.1(16 reviews)
    8.5 mi

    Donating plasma. Most times you're waiting at least a half hour in line, sometimes longer. Not sure…read morehow it is during the day but after 4 they only have 3 people checking people in. Then at 4:30 it seems to go down to 2, at times there's only been 1, makes for a very long wait. Once you get checked in you go over to the waiting area to be called. One time there were 3 people called before me that had come after me. When I said something they claimed the time on their ticket was before mine. Not sure how that could be because they hadn't even been checked in yet and I had already been sitting in the waiting area. The website says expect to be there 2 hours for first time but it's really about 4, it's no less than 2 hours for repeat clients. Everyone has been really nice so far.

    I'm leaning 4 outta 5 stars just because of the location and the element that goes in there. If I…read moreknew their names I would give shout outs but this is the best I can do. The really short Native American phlebotomist really cute she's super sweet and very nice, the management team are very nice as well, the Puerto Rican or Dominican phlebotomist that's very light skinned with the dark hair she's nice and sweet as well she always remembers I need something to squeeze before pumping, the black male I think he might e Puerto Rican as well always wearing nice shoes he's very nice also. Those are my top favorites, when doing vitals I gotta give a shot out to a few and unfortunately don't know their names which I need to start doing. The big guy he's super friendly and come to find out we have the same birthday and he calls me up by name, there's the older woman who is super duper sweet and once again I'm sorry I forgot her name but I love when I'm at her booth. Just an all out friendly facility, I use to donate at CSL Plasma and they took away platinum donors getting express passes so and their staff are always either mad or tired. Keep up the great work Octapharma!!!

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    Vitalant Blood Donation- Tempe

    3.8(8 reviews)
    12.9 mi

    Friendly from the start! From front desk, to the intake, to the chair and beyond! The employees are…read morekind and helpful. Facility is clean, bright and welcoming. Bring a good book, tablet, whatever! Relax and donate life!!

    I went to Vitalant planning to donate whole blood, but the staff suggested I switch to a plasma…read moredonation because my hemoglobin was "really good." I agreed. After 40min, the machine couldn't draw enough plasma and the technician told me "it's still enough, we can stop here, you've given enough blood." So I left thinking at least part of my donation was collected and would be used. A few days later, I checked my Vitalant account and saw my donation listed as "Unsuccessful Draw." No explanation, no details, nothing. That means the donation was discarded -- yet the staff told me everything was "enough" and "good." This is incredibly confusing and honestly feels misleading. If the product was not usable, then say that. If nothing was collected, then say that. If partial plasma was discarded, then say that. A donor should not have to guess what happened to their own blood. I volunteered my time and my body to help people, and the lack of transparency makes me feel like my effort didn't matter. Vitalant needs major improvements: Clear communication/Transparency: Donors should be told upfront when a donation ends early and whether anything is actually usable. Or even online portal should show more details, what was taken, what was discarded, how much was taken, where is it going, who did i help, some sort of transparency. Accurate donor history: The online portal should show what was collected (blood, plasma, partial amounts) even if it's discarded. Respect for donors' time: It's discouraging to give blood only to learn from the website -- not the staff -- that it was thrown away. I want to support blood donation, but this experience left me confused, disappointed, and feeling like I wasn't told the truth. So, I am not going back to Vitalant for sure but I will still explore more options to help out people.

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