I've been coming here for a few years now. Every time I come it it's always a pleasant experience…read more The staff is very professional but also playful to make you feel at ease. I do recommend you make an appointment prior to coming in. The staff does a great job of walking you thru the process and making sure you have a full understanding of why they are doing certain steps. As a bonus they always have great gifts as a perk to donating. On this visit I was given a beach blanket, a beach tote, a t-shirt, a 40oz cup and a meal. Besides donating for a good cause, you get some pretty sweet stuff!

Have donated blood numerous times to MD in the past. Always a good and positive experience…read more Yesterday, not a positive experience. I made an appointment for the last slot of the day. Arrived early and felt VERY rushed . The technician was having issues with the stick. They were closing down the bus while I was still there. Woke up this morning with a very bruised and swollen site. I walked away with a not so positive experience.

I've been donating with Gulf Coast Blood for a while, and the new La Concha location is a great…read moreupgrade. The facility is brand new, clean, and comfortable. It has everything you need to make donating an easy experience. Each donation chair has a TV if you want to watch something, but I usually end up on my phone with my headphones in. The snack selection afterward is always one of the highlights. I somehow just realized that "Chips Ahoy!" sounds like "Ships Ahoy!" I can't believe it took me this long to make that connection. My usual haul is a mini bag of Chips Ahoy, a mini bag of Oreos, some Ruffles, fruit snacks, and a zero-sugar energy drink. I also noticed they have a massage chair in the lobby. I didn't ask what it's for this time, but I definitely will next visit. They offer both traditional whole blood donations and automated donations. I usually donate platelets and red blood cells. Doing both definitely wears me out, but it's worth it. The staff is always incredibly nice and does a great job making sure everything goes smoothly. I also love that this location is open on weekends. That's a huge benefit for me, and judging by how busy it was around noon on Saturday, I'm not the only one who appreciates it. If you're looking for a place to donate, I highly recommend this location. Great facility, great staff, and an easy experience from start to finish.

went and donated blood today and it was great! i got to know my blood type and angie was very very…read morehelpful, funny, and made the process so much smoother (especially because i was scared of needles and that it would hurt). the process was done in less than 20 minutes and there was very minimal pain. there were plenty of snacks, drinks, a massage chair in the lobby,and i got a ren faire ticket and a blanket as well! thank you to all of the gulf coast blood for making this smooth sailing, i'll definitely be back!

Will get you on initial first time procedure will take their time in their first time application…read morewith questions, and make sure background is filled fully. Staff does a great job answering all your questions and explaining the process as well as your compensation?

I've been coming to this location for years, had some issues here & there! I'm provoked today!!!!I…read morefeel like some of the Staff are Super unprofessional with attitudes towards the donors!!! Just my luck to have some new phlebotomist training on me! Set up took forever, they put a raggedy DEFECTIVE BP cuff on me!!! Machine kept stopping over 5 times! They final trouble shoot then another ISSUE, I had NO FLOW, needle had to be readjusted! No one APOLOGIZED for my INCONVENIENCE! 2 donors set up in my section after me left way before me!!!! They definitely play in your face then gossip & laugh about it!!!!:-(

I've always pushed myself physically--from 17 years of martial arts across four disciplines to…read moretackling Spartan Extreme Endurance Races. With such an active lifestyle, discovering River Oaks Drip Spa (RODS) a few years back was an absolute game-changer. Initially drawn in by their Cryotherapy, Infrared Sauna, and Red Light Therapy (all fantastic, by the way), I never planned to venture into their IV drip offerings. Truth is, I have a pretty intense blood-injection-injury phobia, meaning needles into veins usually equals me feeling faint. But there's something about RODS's calm, welcoming atmosphere--and my own relentless desire to challenge myself--that convinced me to give their Myer's Drip a chance. I'm so glad I took that leap. Here's an insider tip: Tracey is genuinely the best nurse I've ever encountered. She's incredibly skilled, attentive, and comforting--honestly, she's the only person I trust with needles. The first time she did my drip, I didn't even feel the needle at all. That's pure talent. These days, juggling life as a father of four young kids, a thriving professional and national speaker, and Spartan athlete, my schedule and energy demands are intense. RODS has become indispensable for my preparation and recovery routine. If you've ever been curious about IV drip therapy or wellness treatments but hesitated, do yourself a favor and visit River Oaks Drip Spa. Trust me, you won't regret it. In fact, writing this review reminds me--it's about time I schedule my next drip!

Clean,cute, and chic! Absolutely love this drip spa and the friendly/professional staff. It's so…read morespacious with super comfortable recliners. They provide water, candy, blankets, whatever you need. I personally hate needles since my veins are so tiny and hard to find but these ladies found them with ZERO issues and made my experience phenomenal! Definitely will be back soon! Bonus: they have memberships as well!

I go to the location at 3150 Burke Road. They are always pol and kind there. I believe they are…read morebetter than Grifols and CSL. I took a 6 month brake and when i came back Precious, one of the phlebotomist greeted me , and remembered my name. Little things like that make a person feel special. Thank you Octa team for team treating me right.

Just when I thought the place couldn't sink any lower, a new levels of fail were reached. I went…read morethere Thursday at about 6:40-6:45 and their security guard was outside telling people that they were closed "they were short staffed" because a staff member had a death in the family and that they had to get people out of there all day. I look inside, there were 8-10 people in line and they were still taking plasma. Not to be disrespectful or callous but the whole thing reeked of bullshit. I understand that things could happen but if it was that bad, why not just send out an email, text, or message through the app and shutdown earlier rather than just keep having a normal business day and then sending security out and writing a note to close 15-20 minutes early when you can't just shutdown and leave anyway? It's a gamble coming there because if they want to mail it in, you basically wasted your time and travel. They don't let you fill out your intake early anymore beyond 30 minutes and you often have to redo it because the wait is so long. According to their own rules, if you're in before closing and you pass your screening, you'll be seen. It's just on you to complete the donation. You also have to watch some of those screeners because they can bullshit you too and defer you just to get you out because they want to chill. You basically have to write off 3-4 hours minimum to donate. Besides the chronic short staffing, you have to factor in employee breaks and people cutting line. When it comes to line cutting, you have to be aware at all times because people will literally walk in and not only try to get in front of you but will cut the entire line. People will also let randoms with sob stories cut or reserve spots for their friends. Waiting for the place to open is even worse since you're outside and line cutting and fighting is even worse then. The employees, management, and security don't pay attention and won't do shit when you try talking to them but they'll throw you and whoever's starting shit out if you stand up for yourself. Hell, I've seen them call the police to throw somebody out who complained out loud when the employees were watching TV instead of sticking donors. There's also been cases before where they'll send security out to try and keep people from coming in well before closing with some crazy excuse but they're still up and running. Another tactic they do is to offer an express pass to come back tomorrow when they're in the mood to fuck off. The problem with that is they don't allow them to be used after 5PM and it only applies to the screening line instead of the full visit like Octapharma designed. Contacting corporate is useless since the communication is redirected to them rather than someone with oversight. They basically get to run themselves.

This review is based on my sister's brief ICU stay before she ultimately passed last year. She had…read morebeen to several hospitals during her leukemia battle. Out of all of them, the ICU nurses at Memorial were the most caring, compassionate nurses we experienced. Although she was at the end of her journey and no longer responsive, they made sure to keep her clean and advocated for her until the very end. When she was finally pronounced, the nurses all came in and I saw a few of them crying...for a patient they had only been taking care of for 3 days. I truly wish my sister had been to this hospital when she was first diagnosed, but God knows. I'm truly grateful this was the final stop of her journey. Blessings to the ICU staff that gave her such great care.

I have lost confidence in Memorial Hermann and Dr. Idowu in Hematology. My son has been under her…read morecare for over five years and has expressed for years that he feels unheard and unseen. During this hospitalization, I raised serious concerns about his pain management, vascular access, and treatment decisions. I verbally complained to nurses and doctors and clearly requested that Dr. Idowu be removed from his care. Despite this, she continued to enter his room and remain involved in his care. My son also went without food or drink from midnight until approximately 4 p.m. waiting for a planned procedure that ultimately was not performed, further delaying his RBC treatment. I came to Memorial Hermann because I trusted this hospital with my son's complicated medical history. Unfortunately, after this experience and the way my concerns have been handled, I have lost that trust. A patient and family should never feel unheard or afraid about the care they are receiving after repeatedly asking for help.

tl;dr - this is the most expensive way I've found to give your blood to someone who may or may not…read morebe a medical professional. The Yelp Deal: If you purchase this Yelp deal, you are only getting $10 off. It is NOT paying for a treatment. You will be charged another $99 when you go (total charge of $189 for a service that is normally $199). Also, double check the 5-star reviews - most are more than two years old and posted by people with few friends and even fewer reviews. Booking online: As soon as you book online via their website, you'll receive a phone call from someone confirming the appointment and asking if you have any questions. Keep in mind that the website does not mention how much services are going to cost unless you pre-pay with PayPal. So, I booked online with the pay later option then got the Yelp deal thinking I was covered for the treatment. Cost of the treatment is not a question I would have thought to ask the person confirming my appointment. Check in: You fill out some paper work and sign a few documents. Nothing too terrible or time consuming. Keep in mind that I arrived at my appointment 30 mins early and got into the room 10 mins early. At no time during the check-in process was I told how long the treatment would take but based on my research online, I had planned about 30 minutes. Consultation: Courtney took me to a private room and because I thought I was talking to a medical professional on my first visit, I went into a quick recap of what I was hoping to accomplish with these treatments. Courtney was overwhelmed by more than, "I'll take the vitamin bag" and called in Kirk to talk to me and to make me a custom bag. STOP SCANNING - THIS PART IS IMPORTANT: At this point in the visit, it still hasn't occurred to me how easily I'm convinced that people wearing scrubs are medical professionals and now that I think about it, at no point in this process was anyone referred to as a Doctor. Blood work: You sign a document that says you understand that blood work needs to be done prior to IV Treatment but the fact that they don't tell you what they're checking for (besides blood count) makes me very, very uncomfortable. They have your blood by your consent and you have no idea what they're going to do with it or who they are going to send it to. My anxiety takes me to a place where my blood results are now going to be sold with my credit score on the dark web or used in some sort of cloning experiment funded by ancestry.com. Seriously, I just gave them my blood with absolutely no follow up questions? I'm an idiot. The treatment: Courtney brings in a bag of yellow fluid and tells me that the chair I'm sitting in can recline if I want it to. I confirm that it should take about 30 mins and he says, "maybe 45." BTW, it took my bag an hour to drain. He checked on me a couple of times but only offered me a call button at the end of my treatment... to let him know when the bag was empty. If you decide to do this, please remember to ask for a blanket beforehand. I didn't realize how cold the fluids would be going into your body and of course that temperature is going to end up throughout your entire body. They did not offer a blanket or water or anything except the Counting Crows Pandora channel to listen to while I was in the room. An hour of the Counting Crows channel on Pandora. Please remember to bring your headphones. Check out: When I complained about the wait time, the new admin at the front desk told me to ask for the short bag next time. Seriously? Next time? Why wasn't that an option given to me THE FIRST TIME?! For those of you still convinced you want to do this, please (for me), ask for a blanket and the short bag. And if you could find out what they're doing with our blood, that would be fantastic. Also, she didn't know how to ring up the Yelp deal because I'm apparently the only person who has ever fallen for it. I arrived 30 mins early and was there for an hour and 40 mins in the middle of my work day. Considering their hours of operation, the cost, and the wait time - this is clearly not a service targeted to anyone who works regular business hours or (let's face it) even works at all. If this review saves one person $199... I'll feel way better than I did after this treatment. Let's talk about how I feel: Like someone who wasted money paying the tab for someone they just spent two unproductive hours with and who they are never going to call again. And two hours later, my urine is the same color as the fluid they had in the bag. Coincidence? Bonus: While I was impressed (and maybe a little hurt) that they didn't try to upsell me to anything else they were selling in the building (Lipo, Saxenda, Botox), I do feel like they are missing a HUGE marketing opportunity by not offering a Super Soldier discount - a bag a week for only $10,000 (That's a savings of $348)!

It's better off you go somewhere else. If you decided to come here for any reason please write down…read moreexactly the price and what you want. This my our experience. my niece got a major dental surgery and not able to eat solid food for a few days and feeling a little fatigue. She has fast metabolism and usually consumed a lot of food but not being able to eat solid food for a few days making her tired and lost some weight. We are hoping the Myers IV will help with her energy and recovery. We call in to check if we can come in that day and the price of the IV. We was told there are 2 types of Myers Cocktail IV , 1) $150 @) $199. I drove my niece there and decided to also get the IV while waiting for her, I ask about the Glutathine IV and was told there are 2 options 1) $199 and $250. We told the staff my niece with go for $150 option and I would go for $199. After we were done My niece was charged $199 and I was charged $275. We were both shocked. We ask them again and they told us these are the prices for what we got. We were not in a mood for argue with the staff. We paid and left. There is no price chart in this office or on the website so it hard to argue with them. I felt confident that I didn't ask for $275 option b/c in my mind my budget was under $200. However, I will give them the benefit of the doubt that there might be a misunderstanding or miscommunication between us and the office. But at the end we had to pay for more than what we were quoted for. That did not sit well with us. If you decided to give this place a try for whatever reason, make sure to write down the price and the services they quoted you for. The staff was nice and friendly, it hard for me to know who is responsible for this shady transaction, did they follow the business owner instruction? or was it their way of doing business. Why waste your money and have to deal with this. We will never come back here again.

I was treated by Dr. Prabhu in 2014 for an astrocytoma tumor that my doctor in Michigan told me was…read moreinoperable due to my physical and mental Prabhu removed 80 to 90% of my tumor and it has stayed the same since 2014. Also, my doctor in Michigan told me it was a grade 3 however, Dr. Prabhu told me it's only a grade one. Michigan gave me five years life expectancy Dr. Prabhu at MD Anderson told me I would not die from this tumor. I love MD Anderson. I love Dr. Prabhu and I would recommend both of them to anyone and I actually have. My father-in-.Law ended up with a tumor in 2015 and they went straight to MD Anderson because they had watched what I went through.

Dr Tamirisa her team, are excellent providers, caring, attentive and compassionate…read more Dr Tamirisa has an excellent skill, and the rapport with patients. She is a loving and caring provider. Thank you

Drive thru window locked. Curb at drive thru ruins tires. Have to turn off car because they have…read morea very poor microphone on the outside.

Woohoo. I found a 24/7 CVS located at 4700 Kirby Drive near SW Freeway. It's so convenient from the…read morefreeway and I came from Montrose area. Because that CVS closes at midnight. I rushed to come here for some cool drinks. The service was pretty good. Although I didn't need any help. Customers were cordial and mostly young people at midnight hour. Thank goodness there were no transients like in the Galleria area. I guess the night was still young. I thought to drive around this neighborhood. I might come back for something essential when they are on sale. Oh, most of non sales items were higher than the one on S Gessner.