I had to take my son to the Pediatric ER. They were amazing. Great with kids. So understanding…read more They admitted my son and we are ending our second night here. They truly made my son feel like a rock star. Thank you to the ER Staff who dealt with a concerned mama. Thank you to EVERYONE here on the 4th floor pediatric unit! The doctors take their time to explain. The nurses come in frequently and always are eager to help, WITH ANYTHING! Always with a smile and ready to communicate and play with the kids. Thank you to the volunteers! Wow. You really know how to get projects started and the kids occupied. And let's never forget the staff who picks up the laundry and handles our food. Just courteous and so warm. Thank you too! Even though we hope to never come back, we are so grateful to have you here if we do. Blessings, your all doing a phenomenal job!

Baystate health sucks due to being located in a high crime area, having poor quality doctors and…read morepoor management. The hospital should be shut down. Office experience is horrible and the staff seem to be on drugs. Care provided is substandard and poor quality.

I'm proud to say that I'm devoted to donating blood…read more You can donate anywhere, but I'm going to tell you why you should donate on your local Bloodmobile or to your local blood bank. If you donate locally, the blood stays in your community and helps to keep your blood bank at its capacity should there be a need (and there is *always* a need for blood for many, many reasons.) If you donate to an organization such as the Red Cross, your blood goes to its nearest Red Cross blood distribution center (which for me, is about three hours away.) It costs money and takes time to get blood when you need it if you don't have your blood bank replenished locally. I'm not saying don't donate to the Red Cross, that'd be absurd. Especially if there is a national need for blood. Please, please, please donate any way possible. But for me, the Bloodmobile is the way to go. Mine is with Berkshire Health Systems. I was scared at first because I'm terrified by needles and totally oogey about it, but there is nothing scary about donating on the Bloodmobile. Its comfortable, the nurses are *extremely* good at what they do. The process is quick and painless. And we always have a few laughs. I have never had a bad experience. Make sure you drink plenty of water before you donate, and have a well balanced meal before hand. I am so oogey about the needle, that they even set me up then cover everything up so I don't have to see anything. They're accomodating and make the whole thing completely stress free. I would send anyone and everyone to donate on the Bloodmobile. Its the coolest thing around.

Staff here is very rude and disrespectful. Especially the girl with the blind strain piece of hair…read more What happened to hospitality, and customer service skills. The employee's need to treat the donor with respect, and should not be allowed to treat someone so rudely and think that can get away with it. As if there attitude toward someone doesn't matter and no reproductions will happened to them. Customers have the right to be treated fairly and with respect, free from discrimination or harassment.

Great experience at Connecticut Blood Center in Middletown, Ct. The staff is knowledgeable,…read moreefficient, friendly, and welcoming! I will definitely be going back.

Great experience! The staff are friendly and kind. Get compensated to help science. Does require…read moresettling still for several hours, but staff keep you comfortable.

From the owner: HemaCare Donor Center specializes in collecting blood and bone marrow to support pharmaceutical &…read morebiotechnology companies, academic institutions, and research organizations. We support medical researchers find new ways to treat and potentially cure critical diseases, such as various cancers, autoimmune diseases, and degenerative disorders. HemaCare Donor Center compensates donors as a thank you for their time and effort spent donating.

I had one of the most frustrating and disappointing experiences I've ever had with a plasma…read moredonation center. I live in Framingham and had to travel all the way to Worcester to donate at BioLife Plasma, believing everything was fine. I created an account, scheduled my donation, and followed all the steps required -- and nowhere on the website or app does it state that people who take PrEP (a medication that prevents HIV infection) are not allowed to donate. Because of this, I lost a full day of work, arrived late to my job, and spent over two hours waiting at the donation center, only to be told at the end that I couldn't donate simply because I take a medication that keeps me healthy and prevents disease. It's absolutely unacceptable that this crucial information is not clearly disclosed during the registration process. This lack of transparency caused me to waste my time, money, and energy -- all of which could have been easily avoided if the system had been upfront about it. On top of that, I was told I would need to "stop taking the medication for three months" just to be eligible to donate, which is completely unreasonable. PrEP is a preventive medication that promotes health and safety; no one should be asked to stop taking it to donate plasma. I strongly urge BioLife to review its communication and registration policies and to add a clear notice about donor eligibility for those taking PrEP, before people create an account or schedule a donation. This was a waste of time, money, and energy -- and it could easily happen to others if nothing changes.

Fifth time coming to this location was feeling calm until I sat for my vitals conversation between…read morenurses taking vitals was a bit much (not very professional) made me a bit un easy blood pressure went up and of course I could not donate. I expected a more professional and respectful atmosphere. Could just be me but I believe should have an overall meeting on what conversation to have while in a professional clinic after all we are trying to save lives thank you.

I donate here as often as I can and everyone is always so nice and caring. Thank you Red Cross for…read moreall you do and all the people that make it happe!

This is something I just started. This is the third time that I go and donate plasma I feel it's a…read moregreat opportunity to help others with a donation. The place is super clean. The staff is super friendly and well experienced. I have never been in the three times that I've gone. Had any problems. I definitely would suggest others that are healthy to go and donate plasma. The Johnston, Rhode Island office is amazing and with helping others you also get paid for helping which is a nice bonus.

Although the staff was awesome after 2 days of trying and spending several hours in the process I…read morewas turned away on day 1 because my blood pressure was higher than allowed and again on day 2 after being there another hour telling me my pacemaker and seizures disqualified me. This is something that should be mentioned right away! I spend several hours over 2 days and didn't even get a penny for my time. Very very disappointed so folks if you have either of these issues dont waste your time. I walked away very disappointed . Again the staff was great but I feel these issues should be discussed immediately upon arrival.

I've been donating platelets and plasma to the Red Cross for more than a year. I always go to the…read morecenter on Everett Road, which is generally a bit busy.There's a good size staff. They're all very capable and very nice. The donors are nice, too. Donating platelets -- and sometimes plasma too-- is a time consuming process. It takes 2-3 hours. Platelets are cell fragments needed to stop bleeding. Plasma is the liquid part of the blood. Together, they help people who are battling cancer. Having lost friends to cancer, I donate in order to help. My donations have been sent to hospitals across the country. I can track where they went through the Red Cross app. The Red Cross doesn't pay donors but they can offer $10 store coupons and fun merch. For instance, today was free beach towel day. They seem to be very popular. Regardless, I think most of the donors would give without coupons and freebies. Everyone has lost someone to cancer and it's touching to hear their stories about how they've been moved to donate.

I was stopped during the last donation without any excuse. People were staring and when my wife…read morecalled the red cross offices (we always donate together and she was accepted) and they told her that I had donated 6 times already this year. They don't accept donors to donate more than 6 times a year, but boy did i feel like a criminal, when I was told that could not donate. In addition, twice in the past the staff were not able to finish the donation due to inability to find a vain. Since then I warn the staff to get someone with experience and they comply. I don't think that the staff is very good, other than the supervisor. I guess that the capable ones work in better places. Also they lost my records from the past. I was a donor in the US Army but was stopped from donating due to mad cow disease, because I had served overseas for more than three years. S I started over. These idiots will not stop me from donating. It is bigger than them.