First of all, get them to tell you BEFORE you give plasma, how much money you'll be getting that…read moreday. They play with numbers. Second, when I had a problem with what money was promised, they said someone from accounting would call me. No one ever did. Lastly, everyone there is void of any personality. Don't expect a kind word or smile during your stay.

It's ALWAYS a long wait-plan 2 hours. They show no sense of urgency. Is it staffing issues or lack…read moreof motivation-who knows? They could get more plasma if they worked faster. I've walked out several times due to the wait. I thought this was something I could do on my lunch hour-LOL

Donation experience was smooth and worry free. Unlike other centers the experience was fast and…read moreefficient

It is not worth putting your veins at risk here. I attempted to donate last wednesday. The lady…read morewith red highlights stuck me very fast and i guaruntee she missed the vein. So the other short Lady with brown hair and glasses tried my other arm and she stuck it just as rough. Here I am 6 days later with a bruise the size of a football and im unable to get a good nights rest without waking up in awful pains and numbness in my hand. They really need a staff change here. I will never return. No wonder why the lines are so short these days at this location.

Make an appt for 10am for mobile. get there a little early as I know I have to check in. I'm told…read morethey start registering at 10 am. So wait till 10 to register fill out paper even though I habe a card from them to make it easier to check in. This is like going to a Dr appt get there and wait. I will now donate to red cross.

I donate at the blood bank every once in awhile. You give the gift of life at the Central…read morePennsylvania Blood Bank. The staff is great, and they do a wonderful job assisting you with the paperwork and information gathering. A standard red blood donation takes about 8 minutes, Apheresis (platelets) takes about an hour. They validate your parking (downtown) and provide free cookies and juice after donations. During your time there they usually have the TV or a movie on, so its really relaxing. Each month they have a different promotion where if you donate or even ATTEMPT to donate they give out shirts, caps, starbucks gift cards, isaac's coupons, senator's tickets, etc. Walk-ins or appointments are welcome. I feel really good that Im helping someone too. Their motto is: "Make sharing life a part of yours"

I went to the Altoona, PA center and waited 4 hours just to be told I can't donate since I had…read morethyroid cancer back in 1991 and had a total thyroidectomy when I was a little kid. I've been cancer free for 25+ years and healthy as an ox with no diseases or other health issues, so I don't see how this can be an issue. Yet they allow crackheads, tweakers and other questionable characters through it seems. This is just plain silly and the biggest waste of my time I ever did. Also, I know Yelp will bury this review because they're a fake corporate of paid shills.

My grandson is almost 21 yrs. old. The same thing happened to him, he sat and waited for hours and…read morethen was told he couldn't donate because he had a Brain tumor when he was 12. He didn't have to go to Chemo or radiation and has had no problems since. Thought Cancer wasn't contagious!

I donated plasma at Grifols / Talecris Plasma for just under 2 years. You donate plasma & funds are…read moredeposited on a prepaid card afterwards. In that time I did get about $1200 total, which went to a pandemic emergency fund. They'll occasionally send postcards out that bump up your donation rate. 1st visit consists of a series of 84 questions, blood pressure check, physical and the actual donation process. Took about 4 hours. The 2nd & subsequent visits took about an hour and a half, as a new donor. They had a $100 promo rate for your first 3 donations. Update: August 2021: walked in at 330 to donate, check in, wait 30 minutes only for them to tell me they don't have enough time to do a physical for me. I had a $40 bonus coupon that I then could not use. Time wasted: 1 hour (Not including drive time) Update 2: Sept 2021: walked in at 215pm, checked in. Two workers leave for lunch. Waited 45 minutes for them to tell me I wasn't in the new computer system, and that it wasn't migrated, also that there were 3 people needing physicals ahead of me and they couldn't give me a physical. Time wasted: 1.20 hours. (Not including drive time) Absolutely not worth it to go to this center. Not saying Biolife is better or that CSL is better, I'm just saying that Grifols is terreiblllleeeee.

I spent 3 and a half hours there for a nurse to come and say they were not excepting anymore new…read morepatients that was the second time I went there and I still haven't donated

Doing great things together. Every one is very friendly ...Very clean professional Had little…read moretroubles staff should use a little respect when talking to people

So disappointed the staff was fantastic. Unfortunately that is the past the terrific staff members…read moreare gone I planned to donate today with three others and left the facility before that happened. We waited an hour before we were screened. We sat waited while listening to the staff members talk about their cake and personal lives. There were no express passes to delay the process. So disappointed this used to be a pleasurable experience.