Beware. Within moments after leaving, I began to bruise severely. My bruising is a lot deeper and…read moredarker as the pictures make it look very light. Some staff is good but a lot of staff is rude and NEW. They have a high turnover rate and if you're comfortable with a person practicing on sticking a needle in your arm then this is the place for you .

This place is awful! Don't go here! Their machines are crap, they'll break down and won't be able…read moreto return your red blood cells, so you'll end up getting deferred, due to THEIR incompetence. Go to CSL Plasma instead; they are far superior.

Always a delightful place for donation center. All employees are well trained $ caring. They talk…read moreto you & always make you laugh. Treat you as part of your team. Highly recommend them !!!

I have been donating blood here for years back when they were still called Unyts. I normally donate…read moreat the collection location in Tonawanda. My experiences there have always been great. They are very friendly and competent. Going back about 50 years I used to donate to the Red Cross. Red Cross does wonderful things for people in need but I found out that they were charging local hospitals an exorbitant amount for blood. That is why local hospitals approached Unyts which had been an organ donor organization to start collecting blood for them. So all the blood collected by Unyts goes to local hospitals. The Red cross sends much if not all of what they collect to other areas so they can get a good price for the blood.

All the staff at this location is so friendly and still professional. We donate every 8 weeks and…read morehave come to know them all. The location is easy to find and has plenty of parking. The interior is newly renovated, clean and neat. Don't be afraid to donate, it only takes about 30 minutes total of your time and all the blood remains local. They even notify you when your blood is used. It's a good feeling to know you might just have saved a life!

I absolutely love this location. The staff is very friendly. The space has been recently renovated…read more(maybe within the last year)!it is very spacious now. Haven't had a bad needle prick yet, which is very important when giving blood for me. They take very good care of you from time you walk to the time you walk out. Never long wait times, with or without an appointment. I was a regular blood donor, but recently my iron has been low, the staff has always given me good advice on how to get my iron back up. P.s.they give out great gifts for donations. But don't let that be the only reason you donate. It is very easy to make appointments. Highly recommend if a donor or interested in donating, this is your spot.

I just went to give blood at the Bidwell/Elmwood bus location this morning. After answering a…read moremillion questions about 5 x each, which is the norm, the girl taking the blood stuck in the needled, then she partially pulled it out and repositioned, which was painful. Still not right! she repositioned with the same need 3 times--I told her to stop. I didn't even take a bandaid form this imbecile. I ran from the bus. On the contrary our church had a drive in June and the initial girl knew she couldn't do it, so called the "expert" to do it. Worked fine. No problems. I wish they had listened to me, as I requested the best person to do it. I am NEVER going back to any location, Takes too much of my time to get to the end and have a dummy that can't find the vein.

Excellent place Yaya The phlebotomist has excellent…read moretechnique.... She is very pleasant, has great energy and I didn't even feel the needle go in my arm when she's stuck me..... It's people like her that make me want to come back.....

Serious Safety Concerns and Management Negligence I am…read morewriting this as a long-term, frequent donor (6+ months) to warn others about the declining safety standards and unprofessional conduct at this Octapharma location. During a recent donation, a specific technician's negligence (Ashley) caused a significant blood spill across my arm and the donor bed. Rather than following OSHA bloodborne pathogen protocols or prioritizing donor safety, the technician instructed me to "stay where I was" and remain in the spreading blood. When I expressed concern, her response was a dismissive "it happens," showing a complete lack of accountability for a serious medical error. Due to this technician's repeated passive-aggressive behavior and this specific safety incident, I requested to be serviced by a different staff member during my next visit--a standard right for any patient or donor in a medical setting. Instead of addressing the safety history, the Assistant Manager gave me an ultimatum: submit to this specific technician's care or face a permanent deferral. This was at the behest of the Center Manager (Roxanne), who was not present that day. I have observed a pattern where team members are defended by the managers regardless of the accuracy of their actions or the validity of a concern. This hinders the team's growth by removing the necessary feedback loop required for professional development and accountability. When I stood on principle and requested to speak with the Center Manager to report the prior safety violation, the Assistant Manager refused to escalate the issue and instead called the police to remove me--despite my remaining calm and simply requesting to speak with a supervisor regarding the safety violation. This resulted in a permanent deferral. It is clear that this center prioritizes protecting negligent staff over donor safety and professional ethics. If you value your health and want to be treated with basic dignity, I recommend finding a center that takes biohazard protocols and donor boundaries seriously.

Absolutely professional very friendly I've donated plasma for over 20 year's in San Diego and not…read moreonly do they pay better but they are more friendlier but also more professional keep up the awesome work csl

From the owner: CSL plasma Inc. is one of the world's largest collectors of human plasma. As a leader in plasma…read morecollection, CSL Plasma is committed to excellence and innovation in everything we do. Our work helps to ensure that tens of thousands of people are able to live normal, healthy lives. We are committed to our work because lives depend on us. Our U.S. plasma collection centers, which are located throughout the United States, are committed to the highest standards of quality and Safety. Plasma is the essential ingredient for products crucial to treating patients suffering from a host of life-threatening conditions and bleeding disorders. Give a valuable gift to those who require plasma-derived therapies to live healthier lives.

Place is clean and some staff are very friendly. It seems the regulars who I see all the time are…read morealways kind but I've had a few bad experiences with employees at this location before. I took away 3 stars for how CSL as a company runs their sites not because of anything the employees did. They are constantly understaffed which leads to long wait times and many times I've shown up only to find the doors closed because they didn't have enough staff to do any donations that day. I also learned that the people who stick you make wages less than mcdonalds and you can tell they are disgruntled. Makes for a poor and uncomfortable atmosphere.

The workers on the floor are great... most of the screeners are cool too! The donors bring this…read moreplace down. They stink like body odor, marijuana, or both! Most don't have ear buds or headphones so you hear a mixture of everyone's B.S. I can't imagine any location having worse people