The BEST staff all very professional and caring. I truly love donating blood here and will continue to do that as long as I am able

Carter Blood Care always does a nice job scheduling appointments and taking care of donors. Excellent staff and painless procedure. read more

Carter BloodCare - Double Red donation - Blood & Plasma Donation Centers Near Me - Allen, Texas

This was my first donation in Texas. The entire staff was pleasant and helpful. The entire area was clean and made me feel that I was being helped by people who care about themselves, their jobs, and the safety of the people donating. I will be returning to this location to donate. read more

Value donors time and a bit of courtesy would not be unappreciated. Asking donors to repeat the same answers multiple times in hearing of others is a poor idea. Asking if I'm a male and then if I'm pregnant, just too woke for me. read more

Gotta make an appointment! Showing up is nice, unfortunately, the new norm is you will not be able to donate without an appointment. Social distancing, the new norm, no longer supports walk-ins. Not a bad rule to follow, it keeps us all safe. Giving blood is something most persons can do. Not everyone may/can qualify, but it's worth an attempt!! With only a finger prick, and your iron is good you personally are good for giving a pint. I think they can also tell you your blood type. All types are good! Some better then others. If you qualify, that single donation may save a life. Please try. If you qualify you are giving the gift of life. Not everyone is able to do that! If you are in it for money... Plasma is the way to go. That my friend you've got to figure out on your own. Thank you for your time and reading my review. I might just be that person sitting 6 feet away doing a donation the same day as you! See ya there! 2020/April read more

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02/08/22- 1726 Tuesday (Allen, Texas) Great medical team!!! Thanks to the Front Desk rep, Medical Screen nurse and the Blood Donation tech... I didn't feel any pain. Have a blessed one!!! Thanks a lot!!! Jjay R16:16 read more

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Been trying to donate more lately. So made the appointment for Sept 11th this year. Easy online setup and I keep forgetting about the online questionnaire, but next time I won't! Takes maybe 5 minutes to fill out. I explained during the interview/registration that I was a tough stick. No worries, they got you covered here if you are. No they do not give you grief (I've had that elsewhere in the country, never at any Carter Bloodcare location). It was a valiant try! Maybe got about 1/3 of a donation...until the dreaded blood clot arrived and messed up everything. I'll keep trying to get a full donation in! Staff was wonderful throughout the process. I'll be back again in 2 months. read more

This is another GREAT donation center for Carter BloodCare. The staff is friendly, helpful, and quite attentive. I have completed 20 donations so far in 2022, often completed here on Saturday. I donate PLATELETS, which helps the blood clot. These donations are used primarily in cancer patients, heart surgery, and massive bleeding such as trauma. The process takes about 90 minutes, and you get to watch a movie. The location has a selection of snacks, waters, etc. They even provide a heating pad for your arm! What more could a person need? read more

This place is awesome! The stagg was great. Very professional! Loved the experience! My tech was Dalton, he was great! Made me laugh! read more

Carter BloodCare - I gave blood today!! - Blood & Plasma Donation Centers Near Me - Allen, Texas

I would like if Carter BloodCare would break down your Cholesterol reading into LDL's, HDL's and Triglyceride numbers. They are by the way the blood experts read more

Still doing good work for the sick and injured with blood collection. I came back as my usual donation location was closed today. So I was a walk-in. Screening was the same and on the couch before I knew it. Entertaining movie to watch while bleeding for a good cause. read more

The Allen location is a great donation center, everyone is always friendly & smiling here. Today it was me & my 17 year old daughter donating whole blood, it was my daughter's first time donating & they were just great with her. Thank you ladies for all you do! read more

Great location with a nice waiting area, and snack area once you're done. This is conveniently located in a big shopping center with a Kroger, behind the Firestone. I scheduled my appt ahead of time (which I recommend) and didn't have to wait long when I arrived. The phlebotomist was great and I only had the tiniest bruise, and one stick. It's a great way to save lives and you can do it every two months! read more

They do an excellent job and you can listen to Demi Lovato while you donate on their big soft chairs.

I've donated at this location 5 times. They seem to have a high turnover rate as I've never seen the same employees twice. Today was the last time I go to this location. The girl taking my blood seemed nervous and appeared to have a hard time locating a vein so instead of asking for help she just stabbed away at me then couldn't get proper flow and continued to move the needle around causing lots of pain. When she finally asked for help I was already feeling sick and told them to remove the needle and let me go. Apparently Carter doesn't pay well because the employees don't stick around and they are always new and inexperienced. I'll find another place to give my gift of life. read more

This location sucks. The phlebotomist was rough. I will never go back here. Other than that the staff was nice. Everyone has their thing and mine is needles. I told the phlebotomist to be gentle before hand read more

Carter Bloodcare is a local 501 (3)(c) corporation that works in fifty-five Texas counties to collect, process, store and test whole blood and blood components locally before distribution to local hospitals and for research purposes. I donate at the Allen, Texas location and have been pleased with the customer service and care I receive there. If you've never donated, the process is quick and relatively painless. With or without an appointment, you enter the facility and provides identification to the person at the front desk. After reading the donor guidelines, you're led to a private room to answer a series of questions to verify your donor eligibility. After a blood pressure and pulse rate check, a small sample of blood is taken to make sure that the iron content of your blood is adequate for a donation. After the short physical, you're ready to donate! The facility is clean and the personnel are there to make you as comfortable as possible. During the donation process, the phlebotomists check on your progress to make sure everything is going well. If you're chilly, a blanket or heating pad can be provided. If you want to cruise the Internet, free Wifi is available. If you need additional entertainment, you can watch a movie or television show on a portable DVD player. After your donation, you move to the canteen area for some light refreshments. I like Oreo cookies as a post donation treat. I know that a lot of people are afraid to donate blood. Needles can be scary. But, there is a great need for more blood donors. In the United States, 38 percent of the national population is eligible to donate, but less than 10 percent actually do. When my older daughter was eleven years old, she suffered from e-Coli poisoning and needed a blood platelet donation. I remember the color returning to her face as she received the platelets. I was pleased to notice that the IV bag with the platelets was bearing the label of Carter Blood Care - the place where I regularly donated. Because of the differences in our blood types, I couldn't donate blood for my daughter. But, there was a kind soul who took the time to donate their blood and literally helped to save life. read more

Carter BloodCare - The machine that separates the platelets from my whole blood. - Blood & Plasma Donation Centers Near Me - Allen, Texas

Tina, Jaime, and Cherell (sp?) are the best! This is now my "usual" donation place. Quick check-in, friendly employees, no bruising. Whole blood donations every 56 days...FYI. read more

I made an appointment and completed questionnaire online. When I arrived, I could see that social distancing/masks were as I anticipated. I was screened promptly. Staff was caring and attentive, and expressed appreciation for my donation. Special attention was received to be sure that I felt normal and well before leaving the facility. It was reassuring to see that our local blood supply is in their hands. read more

For an industry that really needs your blood, they are certainly okay with pushing away their customers. Due to a medical condition I'm required to see them several times a year for a specific procedure. I made an appointment on their website and arrived early. I was told that they were unable to honor it because this procedure requires me to call them for the appointment. There were five ladies standing up in the front of a nearly empty room with the specialist who does the procedure also being available so there was definitely capacity. Although upset I went into the parking lot and called the number and had to leave a voice mail. After 40 minutes of no return call I called back and got someone who refused to schedule the appointment there. Yes, there were seats, yes the specialist was there, but no I couldn't see them because the computer showed them as full. In return she told me I could make an appointment at another location, however it was a two-hour round-trip drive. Unacceptable! She said she didn't want to get in trouble to making me an appointment that isn't available. There is no legal reason for this as I received the referral and Carter accepted the application. This was administration issues, not AMA issues yet she was still unwilling to make accommodations for a three-year frequent customer. So now I'm searching for another available center who WOULD like my blood. Not sure what I'll do if I can't find one, but I can easily say I'd rather cut myself and bleed it into the sink than give them a single drop. read more

POOR SAFETY PROTOCOLS: I am a 65 year-old and a long time blood donor. Today, 6/17/2020, I donated blood at the Allen, TX McDermott Donor Center and am extremely shocked and disappointed at the visible lack and looseness of safety precautions at donation centers for Carter Blood Care during this COVID-19 pandemic. I was shocked that the workers do not have medical grade facemasks and shields - no one had a face-shield, workers were mostly wearing (home-made type) cloth masks which were ill-fitting: numerous workers did not have their noses covered, one worker had mask so sheer that I could see his facial muscles move beneath the skin-tight single-layer t-shirt type material. The donor center did not have contact-free thermometers - so I had to raise my mask and open my mouth to have my temp taken. During my blood draw numerous people not attending to me walked back and forth within a 6-foot radius. While the donor beds may be 6 feet apart, there is not adequate room in between to safely distance from other workers and donors. I saw no visible signs that the chair/beds were sanitized between donors. I will absolutely NOT donate again until COVID is wiped out and maybe not even after that. As Carter Blood is a long time agency dedicated to serving volunteer donors to provide life-saving blood for patients, they have destroyed my confidence by putting donors at risk with their lack and/or inability to provide the best possible safety measures during a pandemic. read more

I'm happy to be helping. I give platelets every 4 weeks. It helps cancer patients and burn victims. I love that it's so close to my house.

Used to go to the Plano location & have ho-hum experience at best. Not sure what it was. Anyway, one time I couldn't get an appointment so tried the new Allen center... LOVE it! just a little further from home, but experience is night & day. Now, that said, people are people having good & bad days, but, a bad day at the Allen location was still better than any good day at Plano. Per other reviewers, I'm not the only one that notices the difference. Dont give up on giving blood or platelets, just try a different location. read more