They make do all the process again just because I went to my car to bring my jacket, I get blame in…read morefront of everybody, the I repeat the process again, and when I move to the line where I was standing the calm e laugh again and them they put me to the end of the line after waiting for one hour. Double humiliation in one day, and I don't need to be embarrassed for give my plasma, never comeback again

The time to wait in line to donate Is ridiculous. Today they're barely calling people and the…read morechairs are empty and a worker is talking about ordering pizza and getting her tires put on her truck and other people and myself have been waiting inline for almost an hour .

Every donation saves 3 lives! Please donate today! Very professional staff. I come every two monthsread more

As much as I hate coming to do this, I love coming here. Very attentive, gentle, & courteous. It…read moredoesn't take much, everyone should donate if they are able!! Thank You for your care & attention, see you again in a few months!

Rates are pretty good compared to bio life but the staff is getting sloppy. Inconsiderate of…read morepersonal space as they huddle to gossip around donors, I for one like my space though when I asked them to move they did except one who just glared at me before turning to monitor her station. I really loved this other employee who took the time to instruct another donor and me to remain on the social distancing markers though she can barge in the middle of us to talk to her friend. At the end I come out to lean my husbands pay was cut to $15 because they hit his nerve and he can barely move his arm. I just hope it will heal but it's ridiculous!

This place is a joke. I walked in for the first time ever to donate blood for this National…read moreshortage we have.place was dirty, not one person in a medical office was wearing a mask, no social distancing, and no front desk Receptionist. No one could help sign me up and no web page to do so ahead of time. They couldn't see me today due to staff shortage and then just stood and looked at me. I called and asked for a supervisor aka "Grant" who was no help either. Just apologized and told me first come first serve. So what I take from this is they don't care about people willing to donate and the shortage must not be as concerning as it appears. Thanks for wasting my day off doing some kinda good dead. MMA

the people here are amazing and work together well. The…read morequestionnaire takes more time than the donation. Nice work all and at the end I love oreos.

Lake Bluff Lifesource, now known as Vitalant-Illinois, is an amazing place! I have been coming many…read moremany times over the last year and a half and I have been shown nothing but kindness and compassion. Every time I walk in the door I get greeted by name with a smiling face. It also helps that they are very skilled with the needles and I have never had a negative experience with the insertion or withdrawal. If you want to do an amazing thing by donating blood or what I recommend- PLATELETS :) this is the place to do it!

I'm O- and Today was my second time donating, and I've already scheduled my third appointment. Both…read moretimes, staff was great - very nice, helpful, informative, and made sure I was comfortable. I definitely plan on continuing to donate. Besides having a needle stuck in my arm, great experience!!

I'm -O so after donating blood for the first time I've been contacted when they run low. Always…read moreconvenient time s available to donate and friendly and caring staff. After donating whole blood they asked if I could donated double red blood cells only - I was nervous as the process is slightly different and the staff explained everything and brought a calcium rich snack over when I experienced the metallic taste in my mouth from the aphereisis/plasma re-entry. Lots of snacks available and good after-care instructions. Already scheduled my next donation for June. Check them out, save a life.

This review goes out to all the first timers out there ! It took me 27 years but I finally donated…read moresome of that Megan juice aka blood . I myself had no idea where to start or how to go about donating , so I hope this review will be seen and help some of you . First things first . Make an account online through the blood center of Wisconsin . You'll see a line for a Donor ID # but don't worry you don't need it . They'll give you that information after you donate . Once you've made an account click the tab that says schedule appointment . Next click whole blood donation and then in the notes mention it's your first time . Upon your appointment you'll walk in ,sign in and someone will grab you . They take you to a private room to do some paperwork and run some tests ( blood pressure , temperature , etc). Then they will take you out to the main floor for the donating . They have comfy chairs for you to sit in and have two large tvs for you to watch . The actual donating of the blood takes like 10/20 minutes. It's fast and doesn't hurt at all . The people stay with you the whole time and make sure your feeling okay . After your done they have you go to a side area ( cafe type ) where you refill your sugar with snacks ( chips , coda and fresh cookies ). Before you continue onto my next part of the review I want you to read it all the way till the end . It's not meant to scare you but inform you! After I was done donating I was about to get up to go to the cafe room when I started to feel dizzy, broke out in bad sweats and started shaking . The feeling increased and I just about passed out . The staff all around me was super quick to come and make me feel better . They laid me all the way down , put cold fabric on me , fanned me and asked me questions to see how to make me feel better . It started to pass after five minutes and they gave me a coke . They had me lay for another ten min and I was practically back to perfect ! They said it happens sometimes and this is where I remind you to not make the same mistake as I did . Eat a meal CLOSE to when your donating or a snack . I had eaten breakfast at around 10:15 and donated at about 1:20. To big of a gap I think or maybe that's just my body's reaction lol just remember to eat and drink water close to your blood donating time . After my "incident " I went over to the cafe , filled up on some sugar and I was out the door .( I had my boyfriend drive since he donated with zero reaction . They suggest not driving if you feel any symptoms after which happens but is rare ). My whole experience from start to end was fantastic . It was very professional and everyone was super nice . Everyone is super educated and during my symptoms of passing out they stayed calm and knew exactly what to do . My boyfriend was in the cafe and didn't even realize something was wrong until someone came and told him lol and I want to emphasize again not everyone has a reaction to donating ... sometimes people just have them and sometimes they won't react again for another couple years . It's just something that can happen but more than not it never does. They take walk-ins and appointments for donations . They test your blood for tons of things and if something is wrong they will mail you what it is and who to see about it . You can also check things through your online account like previous visits , blood type etc. Can't wait to help out others and donate again !

Everyone should donate blood, but almost nobody does…read more Why? Are you that selfish? Are you that busy? Or are you, like everyone else, afraid of needles? The Blood Center of Wisconsin is a great resource for humanity. You don't know how many people need blood every day until yourself or someone you know is sick and needs it. It can't be made artificially or gotten from animals. The only source is you. You need to donate blood and the Blood Center of Wisconsin is one of the best places ever to donate. There are places in town that will pay you for plasma but none of these places use the plasma collected for medical purposes. I believe to do so would be in violation of some well-meaning but asinine law. At any case, it isn't done. You know what else these shady establishments won't do? Give you a DVD player and a selection of movies. Give you State Fair tickets. Give you Brewers tickets. Give you cream puffs and snacks and juices and coffee and pop. They won't sign you up for a rewards program and shower you with free gifts after a certain number of donations. They won't give you heated blankets or comfy pillows or headphones or anything else you need to be comfortable. The Blood Center gives you ALL of these things and way more. Yes, it hurts for a minute. If you donate a unit of whole blood you'll be out of there lickity-split. You can also choose to donate higher-need items like platelets or plasma or granulocytes or other things, but this is always your choice. I understand completely if you're terrified to go and just can't do it. Some people can't. My girlfriend, for instance. But if you can, you should. And if you do, go to the Blood Center. It'll be painless. (almost)

Staff is competent and great! If you are thinking about donating blood, this is a good place to do…read moreit. I highly recommend this life source.

This is a very clean facility and the staff is super friendly they are all hard workers amd always…read morego the extra mile to make sure your taken care of I see one worker in particular Scott who seems to do the work of almost three employees .But thats because he's not talking the whole time but everyone there is very qualified and friendly.

2 weeks in a row opening an hour late. This is unacceptable…read morefor us as donors ,we get paid for our time not our plasma so us that get here at opening have to wait in the cold with no increase on payment for our time!!!

Friendly and efficient staff! Clean facility, and staff. They work hard to keep the wait times…read moredown. Can be short staffed at times, and Kim left tape on my arm once after being disconnected. Other than that, great center. Much better than their competitors in the area