When I lost my job and needed money fast I was nervous to donate plasma but I had a good experience…read morehere. People are nice. Takes a few hours to onboard but after that the initial donation takes about 45 min, an hour if you're not hydrated enough. The more hydrated you are the quicker the process. You get more money the more you weigh so it's nice to finally be a big girl somewhere. Some people I've met say they feel bad afterward, I never have but I eat and drink water before and after. It's usually cold so wear jeans. Of course during the day it's not as busy as after five, but they literally stay open to clients up until 6:59pm so they pretty much expect people to show up until that time. You can go up to twice a week with one day in between. I don't recommend walking there or like exercising before hand because if your heart rate is too high they won't take you. But you do have the option to rest for 15 min to see if it goes down. They even have a bus stop right in front of the complex. If you donate enough to receive 600 or more those don need to be counted as income on your taxes so remember that. Great option if you want free money for having plasma. Can't donate if you have seizures, on certain medication or have recently lived with someone with hepatitis c.

If u need a quick $100 in less than 3 hrs!…read more Very easy & helpful ! Plus you can go twice a week!

Yesterday was my 1st time there. I was shocked to find the place clean & professional like. The…read morewait was close to 4 hrs. BP was fine although I had some unusual pain in my leg around the knee from an on the job injury recently. From the instructions of the lady that saw me, she requested that I take my meds for muscle aches that I hadn't picked up yet but after leaving the office, I would. I was confused because the meds would have been in my system but the pain couldn't be felt thru the bloodline? I informed the pharmacist about me donating blood & asked if the meds would be ok to take, 2 prescriptions? One of them the pharmacist said don't take until after 3 days of getting the plasma done. I did as instructed. I went back the next day & she took my pressure 2x's. I ran an hr late for my appointment. I was seen & when I got the BP checked the 1st time she said it was high & she would check it again. Ok, she did but this time she placed the BP cup around my arm & ask me to place my arm with the cup down to my side. It was then on my left arm. The results she said was high. I immediately thought something was wrong the way she taken my BP. I begin to feel something isn't right & an uncomfortable feeling about that visit ran over me. She requested that I return tomorrow. When I made the call to report what had happened, I was told that she had placed in the system a rejection to come back. From the call, I was told that I would receive a call but the person language was very bad. Not very good English spoken. I called another location & this person looked me up & told me that I can return tomorrow. This is. professional medical team, at least I hoped & thought. Why would she informed me to place my arm down for an inaccurate BP reading? I knew this was wrong & it will show an inaccurate reading. One star is for the appearance of the place & the other star is for how professional it appeared. Lord Jesus, I need you ever hr everyday because it could have been far worse on Bullard Ave. That incident took away stars I wanted to give. I requested to speak to the nurse but instead of the nurse was the EMT who then put my prescriptions into the computer. The EMT never said that I couldn't come back in the system I believed nor by a verbal reason but that I could return tomorrow. Her demeanor was more about typing notes than speaking directly to me.

I got as far as the office staff, who were as knowledgeable as they can be seeing as their…read morecorporate offices aren't providing them with all the information they need to be even more effective at their jobs. Very helpful and knowledgeable. Even when it was realized that the New Donor website wasn't working, I was able to reschedule for the next day.

Always a good blood center I give blood every 7 weeks love…read morethe Hammond Blood Center Very nice staff

Absolutely awful experience!! They left the tourniquet on…read moremy child's arm for the entire donation, and then argued with me when I told him if that was not appropriate. Two weeks later, my daughters arm is still black and blue and swollen and when I called, they continue to stand by the fact that you do leave the tourniquet on the entire time of the donation. My child has numbness in her hand now, and the vein is blown out, proceed with caution if you go here. Absolutely inexcusable!

I'm not going to say that I enjoy my visits here, because I don't enjoy the process, but it's not…read moreall bad. The staff here is friendly and gets the job done quickly and efficiently. I've donated at the Blood Center and at a few different off site locations. My latest donation was at Lakeside Mall. I happened to be there and the giveaways were pretty cool. A Tricentennial TShirt?! I'll take it! A box of Russell Stover's chocolates?!? Yep, that's me! The brick and mortar location is sort of dingy looking, but it's clean. There are drinks and snacks for you after you donate. Take advantage and have some to ward off any lightheadedness. The phlebotomists here know what they're doing, so follow their instructions if you're a first time donor. They won't steer you wrong. I feel like I'm giving back when I make my donation and always hope that if i, or my family is in the situation to need blood that it will be available. Bravo to these folks for doing what they do and helping out the community.

Sit on down for a good cause. The Blood Center is just what you would expect, a place that takes…read moreyour blood, plasma, or platelets for people in need. If that is not enough to get you in, there also give you free cholesterol screenings, blood pressure tests, and t-shirts.

With a critical shortage of blood seemingly looming all around us, I try to give as much as I am…read moreable to. Due to some health reasons, I had to take a hiatus from donating, so they respectfully suspended my contact information during that time. Upon being cleared to give again, they provided information on how to reactivate it. I have always been treated with respect and care by Vitalant staff. I have gone to the location to give several times, and absent one experience, I have always found the staff professional and easy to work with. My negative experience was surrounding a manager scolding an employee for a brief error, and the scolding was in front of me, thus causing the phlebotomist to be a little flustered. I was contacted and informed her of my view that this was unprofessional and disruptive, and she simply did not care. But aside from that one person, everyone else has been a joy to work with. Currently, due to a probable computer overheating issue, the building is closed because of a fire. Thankfully it was seen and no blood was lost. They are operating outside and in their mobile units. Most recently, i gave in one of their busses at work. Staff was easily able to handle the fluctuation of people, explained what they needed, the sticks were painless, and we were in and out with no issue. Please, if you are able to, be a donor. Some blood types have only a 1 day supply on the shelves... give life!

They just got a new system where you do your health review online before you come to save you some…read moretime while you're there. So that's helpful. The staff is friendly and informative but they seem to not have a handle on others time. I usually go on my lunch break but they go slow and I have to wait 30 min after my appointment time before they called my name but at that point I had to leave because I would be late for work. So nice clean people but I have to go back to work!

I really hope that your operation Praises their associates that do their job well and genuinely…read morecare about the donors. Today, I would like to recognize the 3 individuals that I had the pleasure of coming in contact with on my visit. I want to Thank each of them, and hope that they get recognized in front of their peers. 1st- The nurse, very polite kind and considerate, I wish I had gotten her name. Thank you 2nd- THE Vitals check in associates (I can't recall her name) she was in booth #2. Very friendly, caring and compassionate about her profession. Thank you And they say that you save the BEST for Last. 3rd- Ms. Bri, my phlebotomy technician. One of the Kindest, Caring, Genuine, Knowledgeable and Compassionate staff member that I have had the pleasure to meet today. Although I was unable to donate due to my veins, she absolutely made me feel awesome. Bri, I personally want to thank you for not making me feel like just a number or another donor, you made me feel like a person, a friend, a human being. Thank you so much for your sincere kindness. I appreciate you for that. Please recognize each of these staff members.

The good is in helping someone and getting paid for it. The bad is a few bad people that work…read morethere. It's just 3 phlebotomist. They are very unprofessional, I referred to them as the Three Stooges.

Been donating for 3 years. Get there early at 8am get asked at check in by an employee if I still…read morelive at the address on file and I say no. Already answered over 60 questions on a tablet and the one asked if mailing address has changed and I put no. Got tricked into having to provide proof of residency and switch my address because where I get mail and where I live don't match up. I bank with chime and they don't take that as proof of residence and live in an apartment in someone else's name. After providing over 4 papers each one getting rejected of proof of residence. Wasted 2 visits on an off day and gas is at $4 a gallon now to get rejected both times. Lost a customer for 3 years that actually referred people to y'all and will never step back in that building.

They are much better then CSL, better pay for your plasma and it does not talk long, need that…read moreextra money, seriously go there!