I cannot recommend this Plasma Donation Center. I have a relative that requires Plasma, so I've donated on and off since I was old enough. Since this center is convenient with work I decided I'd try it. Honestly, this place needs a management and most of the staff overhaul. As I waited as a new patient, I had a lot, and I mean a lot of time waiting. I overheard staff make fun of patients, slights, and just downright rude comments. The place was clean, but staff (except for one!) was short, rude and obviously not happy having a paying job. Now everyone that's ever been to a Plasma center is aware that most people donating are people that need the money, and frankly it's a shame they don't get treated better and get paid more. I don't see rich people donating to save lives! The companies make bank on the donations they make off the donated plasma. Ask me how I know...I worked accounting. So back to the experience. I finally get called for the first step of the process, hand in my paperwork, check id, etc. then first finger poke, BP check, and then told wait again, note its been 1 1/2 hours waiting already, but I'm invested now, it's for my cousin! So I sit and wait for the physical interview and it's another hour and a half, sigh, glad my phone was charged and games loaded. Get called back finally and I don't get the thanks for being patient and instead I get: name, etc in a small room, no eye contact, no personality, flat affect worker. Eye roll. . I thought I was done, every other center I've ever donated at that was it. I'm healthy, my labs are good. Nope I was asked to wait again. So back to the front and I wait, curious on how long it'd be this time. Watched a manager having a good time on her phone laughing and talking with the door partially open another worker go on a break while the line was 15 deep with patients (existing patients) ready to donate. I see two phlebotomists on the floor. I watch one hook up a patient, he missed, adjusted. Went to the other arm, missed again after adjusting, patient was told sorry go home and if you bruised you'll get flagged. Flagged a few times they can't donate, even though a good phlebotomist gets a good vein 99%!of the time, rolling vein 90%, you just gotta be good. I know i used to be called to take blood from 80 year old patients, if you know! . So waited another 1/2 hour and at that point I'm paying Octa to donate my plasma a few times over. I walked out as they called me back to donate. Watching the staff disrespect the patients, no one honors the patients time, management doesn't pay attention or care. I'd say I've seen better. I'm sad for those who are pretty much relying on the few dollars they make a week for donating twice, it's pretty much like being paid $5 dollars an hour. Do better Octa! Looked at the profits (2024 last posted), €3.46 billion, they can do better. read more