I love donating here. They are very friendly and accommodating if you get delayed due to…read moretransportation problems. Their space is spacious and clean. You never have to wait long and you leave with cash in your hand.

I've been doing business with these folks for many years-got me through some pretty broke grad…read moreschool times. It's an easy, fast, $50 every 2 months. You go in, donate blood (takes about 30 minutes), they give you cookies, a lollipop, some water, your $50, and you're done! You must wait 56 days between donations. The staff is really nice, and Tom (the director) is just the greatest! This place passes your blood on to be used in medical research, not as transfusions or to otherwise be given to another person. I dunno if that matters to anyone, just thought I'd toss it in there, since I knew it.

kept me waiting 45 mins even though I had an appt, then claimed system was down & if I didn't want…read moreto wait I could reschedule my appt as a new donor. when I went online to reschedule the terms for payment to new donors had changed and required making multiple donations within 30 days to receive the previously quoted $650. Also, I thought I might have left my driver's license at the site, but despite multiple attempts to contact them never received a call back. would not recommend them unless you have a whole day to devote to donating and are desperate for the measly $70 you will get for your first donation.

Follow up to my previous review - Ishmeil (a manager?) responded by requesting that I contact the…read morecompany in private for the same information I put in the review except with more of my personal information. To me that reveals the lack of transparency on the part of this company. Sketchy outfit. . .i am concerned they are taking advantage people who are desperate for money. I wouldn't recommend going there unless you have hours of time to waste $ don't mind listening to loud bad music & rude employees yelling to each other. I am surprised this place has a license to collect blood!

Great experience! The staff are friendly and kind. Get compensated to help science. Does require…read moresettling still for several hours, but staff keep you comfortable.

From the owner: HemaCare Donor Center specializes in collecting blood and bone marrow to support pharmaceutical &…read morebiotechnology companies, academic institutions, and research organizations. We support medical researchers find new ways to treat and potentially cure critical diseases, such as various cancers, autoimmune diseases, and degenerative disorders. HemaCare Donor Center compensates donors as a thank you for their time and effort spent donating.

This is an excellent place to donate blood. The staff are friendly, the snacks are top-notch, and…read morethose doing longer donations have a TV screen at their seat. It is conveniently located near many workplaces as well.

I've had positive experiences donating blood here. The staff are fast and friendly and they're…read morenever had a problem getting an IV in. I donate whole blood and the whole process takes an hour from checking in to finish. I recommend completing the Rapidpass online to save some time. Once you check in you wait in the waiting area for your name to be called. Then they take you into a back room and ask some of the same questions as the Rapidpass. Next, they do a fingerstick to check your hemoglobin and get a full set of vitals (pulse, blood pressure, temperature). After donating blood, they offer you snacks and sometimes a free shirt. The only downside is that parking can be tough to find. I recommend coming on a Sunday when it's less busy and to get the free meter parking.

When, they call ,,, does their caller ID say American Red Cross?…read more Their marketing blanket,,, kept me warm in the cold... They should send you a text message and say we don't know who's calling us all those robocalls are driving us crazy... I would recommend that they send you a text message first to identify themselves because most of the people who contacted me from the American Red Cross which WERE blank number... No ID info... If I do not know U... I do not answer.

They keep asking me to leave a review so here it is. If you get someone good the process is great,…read morebut if you get someone who is inexperienced and pushed through the "training" this is what happens. Once the needle went in I said that didn't feel right. The technician started tapping my arm looking for the needle. He started the machine and walked away. Now there only two possible scenarios and both are not good. One, he knew he skewered my vein and left because he didn't want to deal with it. Or two, he wasn't trained enough to know how to do a "stick" and the higher ups left him to figure it out on his own. Either way the Donor loses. It felt like a ballon was inflating under my skin and was painful. Switched to the other arm to get my blood back and that vein was punctured as well. I was told "it happens. and I can't come back for two months." It happens when you don't have someone trained properly, if at all. And what happens when you let this person do sticks? You get a bunch of us with double hematomas and told we can't come back for months. Which leaves us telling everyone we can what happened and posting the reviews you asked for. You need to fix how you train because this "in house" training where there is no accountability and no actual courses taken on how to stick a vein is not working. You also have people setting up the machines while we are sitting in chairs that are not set up and waiting over 20 minutes. That does not make sense. There are some great people there and I hope they read this line where you know how much I appreciated you and I always tried to let you know. I also want to refer to one of the other reviews that mentioned about a staffer flirting. They are right. It was very obvious. And don't respond with the generic "please contact us for so we can look into this matter further" crap. You NEVER answer the phones. I left multiple messages on the generic mailbox and the nurses mailbox as I was told to and never once did I get a call back. Well you finally got me to leave a review BioLife, I hope it serves you better than you serve your customers.

Very clean and welcoming. The staff are all sweet and caring and go out of their way to make sure…read moreyou are doing okay. The wait times do vary some days you are in and out quick and other times you have to wait. The app used for appointments and payment tracking is very easy to use.

I've always had a great experience here. This blood donation center is conveniently located near…read moreProvidence Place Mall and there is a large, covered parking lot. The receptionist is friendly and efficient, and the waiting area is comfortable with cushioned chairs and a tv. There are usually snacks and water bottles on the check in counter. All of the staff I've encountered here have been friendly, polite, and very competent. I always make an appointment and have never had to wait all that long after my scheduled time. The donation area is also clean and comfortable, and I've never felt more than a needle prick of pain while donating here, the staff are just awesome at what they do. They take great care to make sure you are comfortable and feeling ok throughout the donation process. The rest area for after you finish donating is really nice as well, and it's stocked with cold drinks, an awesome coffee & hot cocoa machine, and packaged sweet and salty snacks. I always go for the Lorna Doones. Definitely recommend this location - It's my favorite place to give blood and platelets in RI.

The snacks have changed since Covid (no more fresh cookies, sadly), as have a few protocols…read more For one, gay men are no longer being excluded as donors which is a positive move to end stigmatism (and increase the blood supply). For another, the RI Blood Center seems to be affiliated with CT now, and they have stepped up the donor recognition since the merger. All Season donors (those of us who give once a season) can register for an annual gift. While I appreciate the recognition (and the way to casually advertise blood donation in the wind), I give regularly because it's the easiest possible way to save up to 3 lives with each donation. It's the best way I know to give back. Try it!