Me and me lady came here today to donate Plasma for the second time. Essentially, you get compensated 50 dollars the first five times you donated if it is in a 30 day period. Good cause and it doesn't hurt to get paid, eh? Donating itself usually takes 30 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on different variables such as how your veins are. (Obviously, if you used to shoot up drugs, then it'll take longer)
The first time we went to get signed up, the process took about three hours plus the donation itself. Medical questionnaire, video you have to watch, and a short physical. Should that process of taken so long? No. Why? Because they were apparently "training new nurses". I could literally hear them talking in the closed exam room and they were just BSing around. Considering how I was sitting there for 30 minutes alone on them, I wasn't happy. Then, my super hero came in. I waved down a nurse. I can't think of her name now, but she's a shorter black woman with blonde in her hair. One of the sweetest ladies I've ever met! She apologized for me having to wait for so long, got me into the other exam room, and was done with it within five minutes.
Shout out to the younger phlebotomist who did my first donation. I think can't of his name either (See how bad I am with names?), but he's probably early 20's, white, average height, with a very goofy personality. Being my first time, he explained to me how the entire process worked, what to expect, etc. Both times I've gone to donate this, I've overheard him do the same for every new person. I don't think I can say the same for any other worker there.
Another shout out to the lead nurse lady (can't think of her actual title nor name), she was very helpful as well with my sign up process.
Finally, not a big deal, but one of their employees literally had a grill in his mouth while working. Not a complaint, as so much more kind of funny. Don't they have a dress code? Haha.
I suppose my overall experience wasn't awful. If all of their employees were as nice and fun as the three I just mentioned, then this place would of gotten 4 or 5 stars. Sadly, you have people that are just rude. It happens! Anyway, if you're looking to do some good and need some extra gas money, this is certainly a good way to do so. (For those of you that don't know, plasma is the liquid in your blood that essentially holds the blood cells, it's used in every day medicine, emergencies and surgical medicine to treat stuff like Burns, shock, major surgery, animal bites, etc.) It can take as many as 130 plasma donations to manufacture enough therapy for just ONE patient. I believe this is the only one in the area, so consider checking it out! :) read more