I highly recommend going to bio blood components. They have a great staff and friendly service…read more You're doing a good thing by donating your plasma. You help countless people who need it and you get paid.

This is our local Hammond plasma donation facility and i would recommend to donate here.Always…read morehelpful and friendly there staff is as well as very professional and clean.They will make your visit feel like your appreciated for your life saving donation

There is a need for blood and it's on us to help our society. The ladies were awesome getting me…read morein and out, along with good conversation in the midst of my donation.

not good they gave me bruise in my arm after i donate blood, all they do is talk to each other not…read morepay attention to your arm

A little more care with blood samples. I had someone today…read moreprick my finger for the blood sample and then squeeze my finger from the middle of the finger all the way to the tip so severely hard and so long that it was painful. I noticed that I already had a good blood flow and plenty of blood coming out of the puncture directly after the needle prick and enough blood to wipe the finger clean and continue with placing blood into the slender glass tube, it was enough blood coming out already to fill up the tube, without the excessive squeezing and pushing on the finger. I thought we squeeze fingers like that only if we are not able to get enough blood flow to place inside tube for testing. My blood was already coming out pretty fast and full. I noticed today that the finger is a bit sore and I have never experienced that before after a finger being pricked and squeezed for a sample.

This place has recently been renamed Valiant but when you search for blood donation centers, both…read morewill come up. This place is clean, has a small parking lot, and runs efficiently. I did have trouble making an appointment online, but called and got one scheduled however they also take walk ins. Checkin is self initiated, with lots of sanitizer available, and then a series of tables and chairs to wait at. Right now with the need for blood, it was definitely busy but the staff was very apologetic and continued servicing each donar with speed. I've given blood many times with many centers and I was very impressed with their response when I passed out after donating casually eating my crackers. They swooped me up, got me in a wheel chair quickly with lots of ice packs and settled into a bed. Shout out to Denise who managed my vitals, got my head and lip checked out, then gave all the info to my husband to take me home after clearing it with the rest of the staff. They then called the next day to check on me. I felt really comfortable with this location and the staff that was working enough to go back. She let me know to tell them I had an incident before and they would take extra precautions. I'm happy I could give blood to support those who need it and have so many wonderful people and places to take on that job. Recommend this establishment.

I honestly never thought I'd be motivated to rate a blood donation center 5 stars, but I was…read moreincredibly impressed with my experience at Lifesource. I got in, got checked in right away- we went through all my medical history questions (after checking my blood to make sure my iron levels were high enough to donate) and everything else went incredibly smoothly. Everyone on the staff was informative, friendly and helpful. They said they're in the most need for red cells, so if you're getting that itch to do some good for the world, consider donating red cells -- though of course while blood, platelets and plasma are graciously accepted as well. They make sure you're ok after you donate by asking you to have a snack and wait a few minutes. Really, I felt like they did everything right. Donating full blood took me about 8 minutes. Hoping to go back in 8 weeks (the mandatory waiting period). And you should too.

Still the same no matter what time you get here, ALWAYS a line to the door. I honestly think it…read moregets worse everyday

Let's just say it's a experience and not a pleasant one. Wait times are extremely long and several…read moremembers of the staff Val and Teresa are despicable in nature, I have watched them several times be disrespectful and then defer the patron. The silver lining is that there are phlebotomist like Ellisa, who make the experience semi-bearable because she always professional and polite. She is such a sweetheart.

Bad service , and the employee there didn't help us very well, and didn't give us the right…read moreinformation .

I would give this location multiple negative stars! I had a horrible experience at this place. I…read morehave small veins and the woman working with me couldn't locate a vein where the blood flowed quickly. She kept moving the needle around until I was in pain and near my inner elbow there is tons of swelling and soreness...just an inept person handling a needle. She claimed to have 25 years experience but it did not feel that way. I will going to a hospital, instead of Vitalant...all I wanted to do was help someone and give blood and I had a very horrible experience here. The woman did not give me her name and was not very friendly. Never again.

I been going to Lifesource Blood Service Office in Oaklawn ! Very Good location ! As I posted…read moreearlier Very Good Personnel who wish Help in your time there as you donate blood to help someone .

I came in as a first-time plasma donor and unfortunately had a really poor experience…read more The staff had difficulty finding a vein and ended up sticking both of my arms. I understand that this can happen, but what really bothered me was the lack of communication and care during the process. I was not properly guided on when to squeeze or relax my arm, which made the experience more stressful than it needed to be. The most concerning part was when the needle was removed. It felt rushed and rough, and my arm immediately started bleeding heavily. Instead of applying firm pressure right away, it felt like the situation wasn't handled with urgency or care. That made me uncomfortable and honestly concerned about how things were being handled. As a first-time donor, I expected more guidance, patience, and professionalism. This experience left me feeling uneasy, and I don't feel confident returning to this location. I hope this feedback is taken seriously so future donors can have a safer and more supportive experience. At least the front desk ladies are nice. Btw if you do decide to go here, I would suggest paying attention to the machine making sure that the nurses notice you and the light on the machine make sure they're checking that and if they try to make it seem like it's your fault make sure you tell the front desk, ladies that you do not feel comfortable coming back here or that there was an issue with some of the things because of the communication please do because it's not right that these nurses are not paying attention. They got too many screens. I don't know if they're just like looking at the screens or what not but they need to pay attention communicate when you ask a question, they need to answer. Don't just let them do what they need to do. They need to communicate because getting needles yanked out of your arm or having them insert a needle into a bruised arm already yeah that's a no no they should know better.

They don't let there people know anything of what's going on. They don't want to work and they…read moredon't care. Put something on there website or app. That they will be closed. People don't live close by. An waste they time and money getting to these locations. Very hurtful and very unprofessional to the people that are "saving lives: as they call it.

Everyone is so kind I have been donating for a couple years but switched to Biomat a few months…read moreback this is by far the best place to donate plasma

Some incompetent person supplied a set up for my plasmapheresis machine with tubing that had a hole…read morein it. The faulty tubing caused a few drops of my blood to spill on the floor. Now, the supervisor told me that I am deferred for 56 days. Due to the lack of quality control at Grifols Biomat, now my family and I will lose out on 2 months of plasma income which is $900. Thanks a lot Grifols, for your incompetency which is financially hurting me and my family. It's Biomat's mistake, but I'm the one getting hurt.

Great experience every time. Liz is the best and keeps the team going. Always a pleasureread more

They are ridiculous didn't even get through my physical because my ID had tape but it's a valid…read morelegal ID that I use for everything and anything waste of my time don't bother donating here there are better places like CSL