This is the best place to donate. They are always very friendly and professional. It's clean and…read morethey always have great snacks. Make an appointment to make things even easier.

Love going to this main location rather than mobile sites for blood drives. They are consistently…read moreconsistent...in and out quickly, tons of snacks and drinks to "sugar" up after donation.

First time giving platelets. Not a hateful experience, quite painless. Will do this soon, again.read more

Disorganized waste of time. Signed up with the app to give pthey came out and told I would have…read morereschedule.

First time donor. Took 5 hours. The guy that took the needle out at the end was extremely rude for…read moreno reason. He mumbled the day I could come back. I said "what was that", as I didn't hear him. He then repeated by yelling really loud. He talked the needle out aggressively, and wrapped the stress so tight it actually hurt and cut off circulation. If I wasn't so tired, out of it, and so many people around, I would've made a scene, or gotten myself in trouble. No reason to treat me like that. I'm just a normal guy that thought he'd get some extra money while helping others. Never again

After significant research I settled on going to this plasma center. I scheduled an appointment for…read morea new donor for 1:00 PM yesterday and after standing in line for 15 minutes and one of the donors in line explained that if I'm new that I had to check in at another counter. No signage at all to tell you where to go. So I go to the counter and 20 minutes later someone finally asked if they could help me. I explained that I had an appointment and this was my first visit. She said "we're not talking new donors". I said but I have an appointment and I drove all the way there and she said that this had to do with corporate, which means nothing to me. I said I didn't understand and she got really frustrated and did it was a corporate thing again. So, I asked to speak with her boss and after a few minutes the original girl came back and said that she could go ahead and have me fill out the paperwork and that I would be waiting for hours before they even started but she will make an exception and let me sign up. People had been waiting in line so long they started grabbing chairs to sit on while in line. Very bad experience and I recommend you go somewhere else!!

This is another plasma center that I went to donate (2 times total). I went there because my…read morehematocrit was too low one day donating at another center (see note at bottom). Their location is HUGE with a lot of staff. The machines were nice and it took little to no time setting the machines up by the staff and donating. Downsides: Like most places, they have an app. BUT, you have to schedule a time to donate. If you miss your time, you have to hope someone else misses their to take their place, or have to come back another day! Long drive all the way to Middletown. They have a child care center, where apparently you can drop off your kids while you donate?(just seems weird)

Ivy and the rest of the staff are personable. Thanks for being human and making us believe that you…read moreenjoy what you do.

They have blood collecting down pat; Schedule, timing, comfort and....of course professionalism.read more

Always a pleasure to come here. The staff is always calm, fun to talk to, caring and very…read moreprofessional. They will work to keep you comfortable and make your donation as pleasant as they can. I've been donating since 1983 and Hoxworth has always treated me with the greatest of kindness and care . Donating is important to me as a health professional myself. Saving lives is a profound and noble thing to do. So come in and see Joan and her staff. Such a wonderful group of special people they are. Thank you Joan and your whole crew!

I normally do the bus when they come to my work, yet I've missed several times due to scheduling…read moreconflicts. I forgot how exciting and fulfilling it is to give blood and help save a life. If you haven't tried it, I encourage you to give it try. The staff is very nice, gentle, and they know what they are doing!! After your donation you get to raid then refrigerator for juice and the snack basket for treats!! How awesome is that!! Additionally at the table there are a few activity sheets for those of us who love puzzles!! Yippee. Oh, moms. Did I mention it's an hour away from the kids and hubby and it's free. LOL. IJS get your me time which ever way you can !! HEHE And if need to bring the little ones there's an area with crayons books and goodies for them too!! Thanks Hoxworth for helping me be a part of something good!!

Blood, which you might need in an an emergency, is collected primarily from volunteers. You could…read morebe one! It is easy, quick and almost completely painless! When I was in high school, one of my friend's parent needed frequent transfusions. So in high school, we would go as a group to give blood once every month or two. At that time, the UC Hospital Blood Bank was open 24 hours a day. We would go after midnight and had a great time conversing and flirting with the night shift, filled with fun individuals who weren't that busy. The 24 hour schedule is no more, but it is a happy memory. I moved away, but visiting, I decided to give some blood! The center has clinics all over town. Clifton has limited days and hours. If you are healthy, make an appointment. Friends together are welcome. Park in the Goodman Garage you can enter off Highland. Free parking! They validate parking so you aren't paying for parking to donate blood. There is a bridge on the 3rd floor from the elevators in the SE corner of the garage to the blood bank building. At the end of the bridge is a dedicated elevator to the blood center. The blood collection is on the 4th floor. It has its own lobby, then a check in desk. After providing basic information, you answer some health history questions on a wireless tablet. Check in and questionnaire takes about 10-15 minutes. After a short wait, your blood pressure, temperature, pulse and iron content of your blood is checked. If all is OK, the prep staff codes all the collection items with bar codes for the lab. They have some comfortable chairs for the donation itself. After, they have not so healthy snacks, orange juice, apple juice, V8, diet & sugar lemon lime soda, cold water. It's a good idea to relax there for a few minutes. They have free WiFi. And in the snack area are some touching notes from blood donors and recipients. Improvements: substitute wave, jungle, bird sounds for the rock music background. It's there so no one overhears confidential patient information. Get bananas and some more healthy snacks. America has one of the cleanest and most volunteer-supported blood systems in the world! That's because of you, if you give blood!

Drop what you're doing and schedule a donation. No seriously, I mean it…read more If you are a healthy adult and meet the other requirements http://www.hoxworth.org/donate_blood/eligibility.html you should donate. I have donated many times and can say that its one of the easiest and generous things you can do for your fellow humans. The staff are friendly and the phelebotomists are skilled and will make the experience as quick and painless as possible. I typically donate what is called a "Double Red" and the benefit of this form of donation is that you get fluids that help your body recover faster than a more typical donation. The only negatives I have to mention are that if you do any foreign travel, you need to tell them what countries you have visited for the last three years. I travel a lot and ended up bringing a list so that I wouldn't forget a country. There are often giveaways such as free tshirts or tickets to a local sporting team. A few days later you can call an automated service that gives you your cholesterol reading. I also think they can validate parking, but I am not 100% sure about that. You might want to ask them when you call about your appointment. So, get over your fear of needles/blood/whatever and schedule an appointment stat!