The PPA in Berkeley procures blood and bone marrow for research with payment "for your time". They…read moreschedule donors during the mornings on Monday-Thursday so the products can be shipped fresh to the contracting laboratories. Plan to spend quite a while at the first visit filling out your medical history, including any prescriptions you take. If you pass the written screening, small samples of blood will be taken and tested for HIV and hepatitis. Once they are screened, which takes a business day, they will call to schedule your donation. A great thing: if you had questionable historyy from your distant past such that the Red Cross will not accept your blood, it will not disqualify you from donating as long as you never contracted anything. Nawid at the front desk and Barbie who explains and takes the blood are both very personable and effective. A doctor takes the bone marrow from two points in the hip bones. PPA prefers consistent donors, and will call you to ask if you'd like to come in again at the time blood or bone marrow has been replenished in your body. Payment is made in cash immediately afterwards, and was much more than the amount listed on the agreement form which must be signed at each donation. That amount may have been for plasma donation in their TN office. Rather than donate plasma, if you want to help medical science and yourself financially as well, I highly recommend PPA!

RED CROSS PAYS SQUAT, BUT THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE ($$$)…read moreBiological Specialty Company pays $100 a pop for blood donations. Red Cross pays zero. Nada. Squat. And they don't mind wasting your time like it's nothing. Plus, they get paid for your blood. If you're going to give blood, make sure the folks you're giving it to value it appropriately. Get paid! Call BCS at 833-464-2873.

An American red cross blood donation center just popped up on College Avenue in Oakland. We tried…read moreto do a walk in blood donation, but they understandably prefer that you make an appointment via the website or their American red cross app. They do blood draws, whole blood donation, plasma donations, red blood cell donations, and also collect platelets for life-saving procedures. The woman who works at the front desk, Denise, is extremely lovely and will give you all the information you need. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, see attached photo for details!!

Highly recommend coming to this location to donate blood. I haven't been able to donate blood for…read moreYEARS so after taking care of my iron, I was finally able! Nedah went above and beyond to explain everything was happening during the whole process. She also answered the many questions I had. It was such a great environment for folks who are uneasy about donating blood. Christmas music playing, everyone with smiles - It was a great experience that I already can't wait to go back to donate more blood when I am able. Parking is easy to access and it's a 10 minute walk from the BART station, too.

I went to the new Red Cross Blood Donation Center on College Avenue in the Rockridge neighborhood…read morein Oakland. There's some street parking in the area and it's walking distance to the BART station. This Center looks bigger than the Claremont space at least in my opinion it looks like it could take on more patients at once. I went in for Power Red (Double Red Cell) donation and the process went very smoothly, plus the stacked pantry or cookies/sweets/juice boxes after. The staff did a great job with the intake/pre donation steps, plus the actual donation. Those able should donate blood, we don't always know or expect when we might be in a situation where we or our loved ones need blood.

This place has literally changed my life…read more I started several years ago and feel like 10 years younger. The mobile blood draws and delivery of meds make it so easy. The concierge service and teledoc appointments are the icing on the cake. I can't recommend this place enough

The phlebotomist who comes out to our home to do our blood draw is always absolutely amazing and…read moresuper efficient. Easy to make appts and follow up is excellent.

As someone who is incredibly afraid of doctor visits, Dr. McCune was perfect! She was attentive,…read morekind and caring. Great multitasker too - as she took notes, she pointed the screen at me so that I could see what she was doing, and she gracefully kept up the conversation. After I disclosed my discomfort around giving blood, she revised her plan to try and get as much done with only one blood draw. Dr. McCune also gave me some tips on how to handle the blood draw. Unfortunately I still passed out like a light, but we were well prepared and the staff in her office were incredible. Dr. McCune's medical assistant, Brittany, was also very kind and attentive. We had great conversation and she put me at ease during one of the shots. Unfortunately my appointment did start 45-60 minutes late that day (not sure if this occurs frequently), but in general I have heard all doctor visits often start late. I'll certainly be back! Highly recommend.

I'm still a patient of Dr. McCune's and she still deserves five stars. She's been a great partner…read moreover the years, and under Dr. McCune's care and her coordination with my GI I was able to get a diagnosis, and more importantly, get better. The first time I saw Dr. McCune I was at my lowest point, and for awhile now I've been really thriving. When I see her and have periodic health concerns or questions, she always takes the issues seriously, and she's able to put them in context of my overall health. She has also helped me see how far I've come in the past 5 years. Dr. McCune is the only physician at Sutter that I've stuck with for this long, and I'm grateful to be her patient!

I agree with Gisele G. - avoid this place if at all possible!…read more I experienced the woman at the front desk as sour and shockingly disrespectful and rude - as well as barely willing to lift a finger to be helpful. I wondered: How can LabCorp have a person who acts in this way be in a customer-facing role? I've been to several other LabCorp locations in the area, and never before experienced anything like this. The phlebotomists, however, are lovely and well-meaning.

This place is soooooo unreliable. They sporadically close and provide no indication as to why or…read morewhen they will reopen. Pretty surprising that a company of this size could be so bad at predictably being in operation. So, definitely plan on calling ahead to make sure this business is, ya know, being a business today. Otherwise, go buy a lotto card and stop in and see how your luck is on that particular day.

I had a wonderful birthing experience here and could not imagine going anywhere else. It was near…read moremy house at the time with less than a 10 minute drive. When we were discharged from the hospital, I remember one of the nurses like walking me all the way to the car making sure I was like buckled in and they warmly said goodbye to me. Before doing so on my earlier part after the birth, the nurses would check on me. I had unlimited supply of water and round the clock assistance whenever I needed it, and they worked with my birthing Doula quite well during the actual birth.

Family member is in ICU and I called the nursing station for an update but nurse was on break and…read morewas told they'd call me back. IM OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK or I'd be there. Never got a call. Then saw they charted "Family at bedside/ POC updated and care of plan explained". I BEG YOUR PARDON. YEAH, SURE.

I've been to this Quest twice in the past month. I've been pleasantly surprised by my experience…read moreboth times. I had to do a really large blood draw and was super nervous. The first time I went, my technician, Laura, was so compassionate and kind. The needle didn't hurt at all, although I started getting super dizzy during the draw and Laura calmly pulled out the needle, gave me water and had me put my head down to steady myself. She wasn't impatient or annoyed at all, and just kept a calm and professional demeanor. I also had zero bruising from the bloodwork, which rarely happens (compared with Labcorp where I end up with huge bruises on my arm every time I go there). The second time, Maryam was my phlebotomist and I told her I was super nervous and almost passed out the last time. She had about 15 tubes of blood to draw for me and moved me to a recliner chair which helped so much. No pain with the needle, and no bruising! And somehow I got through the whole thing without passing out and without having to stop midway. Both times there was a short wait, but at least I knew when I was going to be called and how many people were ahead of me because the names are on a screen in the waiting room. The facility is pretty stark, but it is a blood draw lab, I don't expect a whole lot more than the basics. The parking can be annoying. I would definitely come back to Quest over the other labs I've used - both of my experiences at this Quest were far more positive than Lab Corp or Sutter Health Lab.

The wait was an hour long with an appointment. they didn't call any patients because the staff does…read morenot care and was watching videos on their phones

This is long over due. Went there over a year ago, I had to do a full exam for work. Waited and was…read moreforgotten about in one of their exam rooms. Got there right at opening left around 1 pm. I had to do an annual exam (blood work required) for just health. I was beyond petrified because of the horrible experience I had here. I don't give blood often. But my god they did a horrible job here. I was bruised for days!!!!! I just had my blood drawn at quest and they did an amazing job. One shot and done. No bruising after. I'll attach photos of my arm after I was done at this place

Don't walk, Run from the Berkeley location!!!…read more I went to this location yesterday bleeding after a work incident. They forced me to complete a filed claim with my jobs insurance before I could even be put on the 1hr wait list. At least 11 people went in front of me before they would even give me gauze to sop up the blood from my injury. The facility is not sterile and pretty ran down. The lady at the front desk finally added me to list and never even asked for the claim details after she hushed me away the first time. The doctor came in limping and in bad shape. She barely wanted to touch my wound. Then had me run it under water to clean it before gluing my wound. No antibiotics no additional care or inspection was offered. I had to ask her to rap it up because it was still bleeding through the terrible glue job. And basically had to wrap it myself. The next day I went to the Concord location and it was night and day. They are happy to check you in when you arrive while you wait and complete paperwork, they actually appear as a doctors office with clean rooms and actually asked questions to get all the details of my injury. They even offered snacks and lighting changes for the room. It was 100% worth the drive. Concentra, please help this location improve they don't realize how an already stressful situation turned into a nightmare.